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Northants in 2009, having been severely limited by injury; in his final season he was only able to play two first-class matches. He spent the 2010 season out of county cricket, playing for
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passport, so is not classified as an overseas player for the purposes of county cricket's overseas player restrictions. While he was playing league cricket in
England, he caught the eye of
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Northants. He scored his maiden first-class century in June 2014 against former club Middlesex, and has since scored four more. He has been to
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Crook was born and brought up in
Australia, of British parents. He holds a
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450:in English county cricket. He is an
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652:"Steven Crook signs for Middlesex"
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862:Juliet The Sun - Time For Heroes
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