Full name Wilfred Ernest Harris Name Ernie Harris Batting style Right-handed Role Politician | Party Republican Party 1938-1947 Glamorgan | |
Born 24 April 1919 ( 1919-04-24 ) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Died 4 December 1996(1996-12-04) (aged 77)
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Relations Leslie Harris (brother) | ||
Bowling style Right-arm medium-pace | ||
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Wilfred Ernest Harris (24 April 1919 – 4 December 1996) was a former Welsh cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.
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Cricket
In 1937, Whitehall played 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for the Glamorgan Second XI against the Kent Second XI. The following season Whitehill played his first first-class match for Glamorgan against Kent in the County Championship. From 1938-1939, he played 3 first-class matches for Glamorgan, finally playing his last first-class match following the Second World War in 1947 against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
Personal life
Harris played club cricket for St.Fagan's Cricket Club from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s, becoming a stalwart of the club for 5 decades. He also worked in administrative section of University College, Cardiff, where the eventually became the registrar. Later in life he served on the Glamorgan County Cricket Club committee and was the match manager when England played Australia in a One Day International at St. Helen's. Harris died on 4 December 1996. His brother Leslie Harris also played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.