George Harman Explained

George Richard Uniacke Harman (6 June 1874 – 14 December 1975)[1] was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player.

Harman was born in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against the MCC in May 1895.[2] He is one of only 22 first-class cricketers to live to the age of 100.[3] He was much more successful as a Rugby Union player, representing Ireland twice in the 1899 Home Nations Championship, playing against England and Wales.[4] His brother William Harman played one first-class match for Ireland in 1907. He died in Cornwall, England, in December 1975, aged 101.

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  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/29/29972/29972.html Cricket Archive profile
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/29/29972/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by George Harman at Cricket Archive
  3. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/91740.html Oldest ever first-class cricketer dies
  4. http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=23929 Rugby Union statistics at scrum.com