Jack Brooks

Visit of JACK BROOKS on Tuesday 16th Dec 2025

Jack Brooks, the “Headband Warrior”, was one of the leading lights in Yorkshire’s
Championship wins of 2014 and 2015. His 60 wickets in 2014 were only outdone by
Steve Magoffin, Sussex’s Australian seamer, and he had the fourth highest tally the
following year.
His full-of-a-length attacking style endeared him to the Yorkshire
public as he confirmed not only his talent but a crowd-pleasing nature that refuted
any suggestions that there were no characters left on the county circuit.

He left tor Somerset at the end of the 2018 season, where he quickly became a
respected and popular senior pro playing a part in Somerset’s Vitality Blast success.

Jack described his career in cricket, his team-mates, coaches and his less usual
progression from village cricket, Minor Counties, Surrey’s Second Eleven before
being signed by Northants in 2008.

Jack’s talk was thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining, humorous yet self-effacing.

Neil Swanwick