| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | George Crawford Harrison |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Maida Hill, Middlesex, England |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1880 - 1883 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 237 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.46 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 28 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,585 |
| Wickets1: | 64 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 19.21 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/69 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 18/– |
| Date: | 5 May |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14574.html Cricinfo |
George Crawford Harrison (27 June 1860 – 16 March 1900) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
The son of William Harrison, he was born at Maida Hill in June 1860. He was educated firstly at Malvern College,[1] leaving in 1874 for Clifton College.[2] From Clifton he went up to Oriel College, Oxford in 1879.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, Harrison became an assistant master at Clifton in 1883,[2] before holding the same position at Fettes College in Edinburgh from 1890 until his death there in March 1900 from pleuropneumonia following influenza.[1] [4]
While a student at Oxford, Harrison played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1880. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1883, making a total of eighteen appearances.[5] Primarily a slow bowler who was described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as “a good slow bowler, twisting the ball both ways”,[6] he took a total of 64 wickets for Oxford at an average of 19.21. Harrison took a five wicket haul on four occasions, with best figures of 7 for 69.[7] Wisden commented that in later matches he “developed an extraordinary twist from leg”, alluding to him becoming a leg spin bowler.[6] He was less successful with the bat, scoring 237 runs with a high score of 28.[8]
Harrison married in 1887 Selina Margaret Atlay, daughter of James Atlay.[9]