Roger Harris (cricketer) explained

Roger Harris
Fullname:Roger Meredith Harris
Birth Date:27 July 1933
Club1:Auckland
International:true
Internationalspan:1959
Country:New Zealand
Testcap:86
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:27 February
Testdebutyear:1959
Lasttestdate:14 March
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestyear:1959
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Columns:3
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:31
Bat Avg1:10.33
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:13
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:FC
Matches2:73
Runs2:3,863
Bat Avg2:30.90
100S/50S2:3/21
Top Score2:157
Deliveries2:1,391
Wickets2:14
Bowl Avg2:42.50
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/105
Catches/Stumpings2:48/–
Column3:LA
Matches3:4
Runs3:134
Bat Avg3:33.50
100S/50S3:0/2
Top Score3:62
Deliveries3:124
Wickets3:6
Bowl Avg3:7.16
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/9
Catches/Stumpings3:2/–
Date:11 July
Year:2021
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/roger-harris-37234 ESPNcricinfo

Roger Meredith Harris (born 27 July 1933) is a former New Zealand cricketer[1] who played in two Tests in 1959.

Career

A right-handed opening batsman and occasional medium pace bowler, Harris played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1955–56 to 1973–74. He made his first century in the opening match of the 1957–58 season, reaching 100 in 178 minutes and going on to make 111 on the last day of Auckland's close victory over Canterbury.[2] In the 1958–59 Plunket Shield season, he made 329 runs at an average of 36.55.[3] He was selected to open New Zealand's batting against England in the two Tests at the end of the season, he and his opening partner Bruce Bolton both making their Test debuts. He was not successful against England's pace bowlers, scoring 31 runs in the two matches, and played no further Tests.[4]

In first-class cricket, Harris's top score was 157 for Auckland against Northern Districts in 1969–70.[5] Late in his career, he was an effective all-rounder in the early years of one-day cricket in New Zealand.[6]

Harris and Graham Gedye opened the batting together in several hundred games for Papatoetoe Cricket Club[7] and for Auckland in the Plunket Shield.[8] They continued the partnership playing lawn bowls together for 30 more years.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Centenary boost for Papatoetoe club . 23 November 2005. The New Zealand Herald. 27 February 2012.
  2. Auckland’s Dramatic Win in Shield Match . Press . 28 December 1957 . 11 .
  3. Web site: Plunket Shield Batting averages 1958–59. CricketArchive. 15 May 2017. subscription.
  4. [Christopher Martin-Jenkins]
  5. Web site: Auckland v Northern Districts 1969–70. CricketArchive. 15 May 2017. subscription.
  6. Web site: Roger Harris . ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Most runs . Papatoetoe Cricket Club . 112th Annual Report 2017 – 2018 . 24 July 2018. 19 October 2018 . 36.
  8. Book: http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/973115.html . . John Wisden & Co . 2015 . 189 . Wisden Obituaries – 2014: Gedye, Sydney Graham.
  9. Web site: Former Kiwi cricket rep Graham Gedye dies . . 12 August 2014 . 19 October 2018 . Cameron, DJ . DJ Cameron .