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Harry Brook in Test cricket (Source: AP Photos and @yhemolee_/X.com)
Harry Brook has been highly rated in English right from his school days, and the kid from Keighley has lived upto that billing so far. Many call him a generational talent, and at the Oval while chasing a record target against India, Harry Brook displayed all of that by smashing his 10th hundred in just his 30th Test match.
Brook's success at the international level might have pleased a lot of his well-wishers, but it was his school Hockey teacher who benefited most financially. According to The Independent, Harry Brook's former school cricket coach, Martin Speight, first spotted his miraculous talent. Brook was just 14 at that time, but Speight was confident that he would go onto play for his country in future.
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School Teacher Earns Big Bucks With A Bet Of A Lifetime
Speight did not make any bets, but told the head of Hockey at school, Mark Shopland, to bet on Harry Brook. The Hockey coach obliged and made a bet that Harry Brook will play for England at the international level in future. Brook eventually made his international debut in 2022 and Shopland who invested 100 pounds at odds of 100-1, won 10000 pounds. Thus, Speight, despite being the first person to spot Brook's talent, missed out on an opportunity to earn money while his friend, Shopland enjoyed monetary benefit.
Nevertheless, both Speight and Shopland would now be hoping that their young school prodigy continues to shine at the international level and takes the country to greater heights. Brook is now the white-ball captain of England, and though he is not in the leadership role in Test cricket currently, there are chances that he might lead his country in the purest format at some point in his career.
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