Ryan Harris (cricketer)

Ryan Harris
Personal information
Full name Ryan James Harris
Born 11 October 1979 (1979-10-11) (age 32)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname Rhino,[1] Rolf
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side Australia
Test debut (cap 413) 19 March 2010 v New Zealand
Last Test 9 November 2011 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 169) 18 January 2009 v South Africa
Last ODI 3 July 2010 v England
ODI shirt no. 45
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001/02–2007/08 South Australia (squad no. 24)
2008/09– Queensland (squad no. 45)
2008 Sussex
2009-2010 Deccan Chargers (squad no. 7)
2009 Surrey
2011– Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 45)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 17 50 75
Runs scored 83 43 1,266 400
Batting average 9.22 8.60 18.08 13.79
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/0
Top score 23 21 94 39
Balls bowled 1,468 661 9,247 3,656
Wickets 35 41 170 107
Bowling average 21.37 16.12 27.94 27.81
5 wickets in innings 2 3 6 4
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/47 5/19 7/60 5/19
Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 23/– 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2011

Ryan James Harris (born 11 October 1979) is an Australian cricketer, currently signed up to play domestic cricket for Yorkshire in 2010. A right-arm fast bowler, he played with the Southern Redbacks from 2001–02 to 2007–08. Harris was due to represent Sussex County Cricket Club in the 2008 English summer but the deal fell through when he moved to Queensland because it breached his Sussex contract. A week earlier he had played a first-class match for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In June, 2009 he was signed by Surrey on a short-term contract.[2] His nicknames are Ryano and Bryan Harris.

Ryan Harris was a part of the Deccan Chargers squad that won the IPL in 2009 in South Africa. In late 2008, he was signed to an Indian Premier League contract with the Deccan Chargers, who are coached by his former Redbacks teammate Darren Lehmann. Having been selected for the Australian Twenty-20 team in early 2009, he was directly signed as an "uncapped" player by the Deccan Chargers, at the behest of Lehmann, without having to go through the standard IPL player auction process.

Harris made his international debut in a One Day International against South Africa in Hobart on 18 January 2009, during which he took the wicket of Neil McKenzie in a spell of 1/54.[3] Nevertheless he was not selected for another ODI for over a year. on 26 January 2010, Harris was called up into the Australian squad for the 3rd ODI against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval as cover for Peter Siddle, who was ruled out due to a back injury. Although not required to bat, Harris opened the bowling with Doug Bollinger and took 5/43, including the wickets of Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi.[4] He claimed man of the match honours and was picked for the 4th and 5th ODIs against Pakistan. In the next match in that series, Harris claimed 5/19, a second consecutive five wicket haul,[5] behind only following Waqar Younis' three consecutive five-fors.

Harris was named the man of the series after securing another three wickets in the fifth and final match, taking his tally to 13 wickets in three matches, at an average of 8.15 and strike rate of 13.7.[6]

In March 2010, Harris was called up to the Australian squad for the first time, for the Test series in New Zealand. He made his Test debut in the first game, taking 2/42 and 4/77.[7] In the 2nd Test, Harris took 3/50 and 0/38.[8] A knee injury later ruled him out of the Tests against Pakistan in England and the subsequent tour to India,[9] but he was recalled to the Test squad for the 2nd Test against England at Adelaide in December 2010.[10] At Adelaide, Harris had the best figures for the Australian bowlers, taking 2/84 in a match that England won by an innings and 71 runs,[11] however in the 3rd Test at Perth, Harris took 3/59 in the first innings and then 6/47 in the second, as Australia levelled the series.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ Surrey sign Ryan Harris
  3. ^ "Ryan Harris". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/player/5779.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Scorecard: 3rd ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, 26 January 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406204.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Scorecard: 4th ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 29 January 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406205.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  6. ^ "Scorecard: 5th ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 31 January 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406206.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "Scorecard: 1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 19–23 March 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/engine/match/423789.html. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  8. ^ "Scorecard: 2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, 27–31 March 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/engine/match/423790.html. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  9. ^ English, Peter. "Peter George to replace Ryan Harris in Test squad". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/466093.html. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  10. ^ English, Peter. "Bollinger and Harris added to Test squad". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/489629.html. Retrieved 5 December 2010. 
  11. ^ "Scorecard: 2nd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 3–7 December 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/match/428750.html. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  12. ^ "Scorecard: 3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 16–19 December 2010". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/match/428751.html. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 

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