Thomas Harris (cricketer)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 May 1845 Bellary, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
28 March 1918 (aged 72) Bedford Park, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style |
Right-arm roundarm (unknown style) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1864 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Harris (9 May 1845 – 28 March 1918) was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm, though his exact bowling style is unknown. He was born at Bellary in the British India.
Harris made a single first-class appearance for Kent against England at the St Lawrence Ground. In Kent's first-innings of 57 all out, he scored 3 runs before being bowled by George Wootton, while in England's first-innings response of 222 all out, Harris took the wicket of Will Mortlock to finish with figures of 1/35 from 27 overs. In Kent's second-innings of 82 all out, he was dismissed for a duck by James Grundy. England won the match an innings and 83 runs.[1] Immediately following this match he made a second first-class appearance, for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at the St Lawrence Ground.[2] Harris claimed a five wicket haul in this match, which saw him take 6/81 in the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings. Despite this, and taking three wickets in their second-innings, the Gentlemen of Kent lost the match by 241 runs.[3]
He died at Bedford Park, Middlesex, on 28 March 1918.
References
- ↑ "Kent v England, 1864". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1864". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.