George Harris (cricketer, born 1904) explained

George Harris
Country:England
Fullname:George Joseph Harris
Birth Date:22 November 1904
Birth Place:Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England
Death Place:Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Family:Charles Harris (brother)
Club1:Glamorgan
Year1:1932
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:1
Runs1:0
Bat Avg1:0.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:0
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:29 June
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14070.html Cricinfo

George Joseph Harris (22 November 1904 – 28 December 1988) was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Underwood, Nottinghamshire and was the older brother of famous Nottinghamshire batsman Charles Harris.

Cricket career

Harris represented Glamorgan in a single first-class match in 1932 against Surrey.[1] In his only first-class innings he was dismissed for a duck by Freddie Brown.[2] In the field he took a single catch.[3]

Prior to his only first-class appearance, Harris had represented his birth county Nottinghamshire in a single match in the 1925 Minor Counties Championship which saw the Nottinghamshire Second XI play the Yorkshire Second XI.[4]

Football career

Harris played football for Mansfield town in the 1920s, where he played as a goalkeeper. In the 1925–26 season, the season in which the team came second in the Midland Counties League. Having previously played for Netherfield Rovers, Harris joined Swansea Town when he moved to Wales, later playing for Briton Ferry Athletic.[5]

Later life

Harris later joined the South Wales Constabulary. He died at Swansea, Glamorgan on 28 December 1988.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4441/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by George Harris
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/14/14238.html Glamorgan v Surrey, County Championship 1932
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4441/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Harris
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4441/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Harris
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1001.html Brief profile of George Harris, including football career information