Anna Harris Explained

Anna Harris
Female:true
Fullname:Anna Yolanda Harris
Birth Date:15 October 1998
Birth Place:High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:Bowler
Umpire:true
Country:England
Club1:Buckinghamshire
Year1:2012–2014
Club2:Berkshire
Year2:2015–2017
Club3:Buckinghamshire
Club4:Wales
Year4:2021
Wtestsumpired:2
Umpwtestdebutyr:2022
Umpwtestlastyr:2023
Wodisumpired:15
Umpwodidebutyr:2021
Umpwodilastyr:2024
Wt20isumpired:15
Umpwt20idebutyr:2023
Umpwt20ilastyr:2024
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/496/496971/496971.html CricketArchive
Date:22 June 2023

Anna Yolanda Harris (born 15 October 1998) is an English cricket umpire and cricketer.[1]

Harris began umpiring top-level cricket in 2020, and umpired her first international match in 2021. She has also played domestic cricket for Wales, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.[2]

Personal life

In 2021, Harris was a 2nd-year medical student at Cardiff University, as well as serving as a healthcare support worker, including treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19.[3]

Career

She pursued her interest in the sport of cricket from when she was just five years old. She was inspired to take up the sport by one of her teachers who brought cricket kit out in order to entertain the students during a rainy day at her primary school. She soon urged her mother Yolanda to sign her up in order to play for a local club. She was later encouraged to pursue an umpiring course by her mother, who was also an umpire by profession.[4]

In May 2021, she, alongside Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper, created history by becoming the first-all female umpiring duo ever in ECB Premier League history when they officiated together in a West of England Premier League match between Downend CC and Bedminster in Gloucestershire.[5] [6] [7] [8]

She officiated as one of the umpires in the inaugural edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2020. She was also chosen to officiate in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She has also served as an umpire in the South Wales Premier League, the Thames Valley League, and completed a season in Melbourne. She also officiated in few matches of the inaugural edition of The Hundred in 2021.[9]

She became the youngest ever umpire to officiate in an international cricket match at the age of 22 during the bilateral women's ODI series between England and New Zealand in September 2021.[10] [11]

She umpired with Rob White in a men's 50-over match, Kent v Leicestershire, on Sunday 6 August 2023.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Anna Harris . 2021-09-20. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Anna Harris . 2021-09-20. CricketArchive. en.
  3. Web site: Anna Harris is flying the flag for women umpires everywhere. 2021-09-20. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  4. Web site: Inspirational female umpire Anna Harris tells her story. 2021-09-20. English Cricket Board. en.
  5. Web site: Two women to stand as umpires in ECB Premier League match. 2021-09-20. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  6. Web site: 'Brilliant' experience for umpires Yvonne and Anna. Gloucestershire Cricket Board. 2021-09-20. en-GB.
  7. Web site: ECB Premier League appoints first all-female umpiring team. 2021-09-20. Sky Sports. en.
  8. News: Myers. Rebecca. The record-breaking female umpire duo with huge ambitions for the game. . en. 2021-09-20. 0140-0460.
  9. Web site: Young Cricket Officials - Creating a new wave of officials. 2021-09-20. The Hundred. en.
  10. Web site: England Women 197 vs New Zealand Women 169 2nd ODI ICC. 2021-09-20. www.icc-cricket.com. en.
  11. Web site: Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 2nd ODI 2021 - Score Report. 2021-09-20. ESPNcricinfo. en.
  12. https://www.ecb.co.uk/one-day-cup/matches/36037#overview