| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1922 Mudeford, Hampshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1939–1966 | Hampshire | |||
| 1954–1956 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | |||
| Matches | 396 | |||
| Runs scored | 8,854 | |||
| Batting average | 17.49 | |||
| 100s/50s | 6/27 | |||
| Top score | 153 | |||
| Balls bowled | 256 | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 578/103 | |||
| Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2009 | ||||
Leo Harrison (born 5 June 1922) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1939-1966. Harrison played 396 first class games, 387 of which were for Hampshire. During his career Harrison made 8,854 runs and took 578 catches and 103 stumpings.
A right-handed batsman, Harrison's primary role was as a wicketkeeper, though for several seasons after the Second World War he played mainly as a batsman while Neil McCorkell kept wicket. He took over the wicketkeeping role after McCorkell retired in 1951 and retained his place until the emergence of Brian Timms in 1959. He continued to act as reserve wicketkeeper up to 1966 and was the last player to have appeared in a prewar match to make a County Championship appearance.
Harrison also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in three first class matches as well as one for the Royal Air Force against Worcestershire in 1946.[1]
Harrison is still a regular spectator at Hampshire matches at the Rose Bowl. He was a long-time friend of the cricket commentator John Arlott.[2]