James Harris (cricketer)

James Harris

Personal information
Full name	James Alexander Russell Harris
Born	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 Morriston, Wales
Nickname	Rolf, Bones, Christmas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2012	Glamorgan
2012–	Middlesex
FC debut	2 May 2007 Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire
LA debut	10 June 2007 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 65 35 28 Runs scored 1,532 179 100 Batting average 21.27 9.94 12.50 100s/50s 0/7 0/0 0/0 Top score 87* 29 18 Balls bowled 11,829 1,338 494 Wickets 228 44 24 Bowling average 27.61 27.77 30.12 5 wickets in innings 9 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a Best bowling 7/66 4/48 4/23 Catches/stumpings 16/– 8/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2012

James Alexander Russell Harris (born 16 May 1990 in Swansea, Wales) is a cricketer who is on the staff of Middlesex. Harris is a right arm seam bowler and right-handed batsman.

Glamorgan

Harris was the youngest person ever to play for Glamorgan 2nd XI, aged 14 years and 353 days and the youngest person to have played for Wales Minor Counties, when he took 3/48 against the Netherlands. In 2006 he captained England Under-16s team and at the age of 15 signed up for Glamorgan.

He made his first class debut in 2007, at the age of 17. Against Gloucestershire, he finished with figures of 12-118, meaning he became the youngest player ever to take 10 or more wickets in a County Championship match, taking 5-52 in the second innings to follow up his first-innings 7-66.

Amazingly Harris rapidly followed this up by becoming the youngest Glamorgan player to score a half century with the bat as he posted an impressive 87 not out in a record 9th wicket partnership of 185 with Robert Croft against Nottinghamshire at Swansea, in only his fourth first class match.

On 28 April 2010 he became the youngest Glamorgan player to take 100 first class wickets for the county when he claimed the wicket of Phil Jacques in the victory against Worcestershire.^[1]

On 31 August 2012, Glamorgan confirmed that Harris had turned down the offer of a substantial new contract, and having taken an option in his existing contract, would be leaving the county at the end of the 2012 domestic season.^[2] On 24 September 2012, Harris joined Middlesex on a three year deal.^[3]

Career best performances

as of 25 October 2012

References

External links

• Player profile: James Harris from ESPNcricinfo