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Full name
  
Thomas Harris

Batting style
  
Right-handed


1864
  
Kent

Name
  
Thomas Harris

Born
  
9 May 1845 (
1845-05-09
)
Bellary, Kingdom of Mysore, British India

Died
  
28 March 1918(1918-03-28) (aged 72) Bedford Park, Middlesex, England

Bowling style
  
Right-arm roundarm (unknown style)

Thomas Harris (9 May 1845 – 28 March 1918) was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm, though his exact bowling style is unknown. He was born at Bellary in the British India.

Harris made a single first-class appearance for Kent against England at the St Lawrence Ground. In Kent's first-innings of 57 all out, he scored 3 runs before being bowled by George Wootton, while in England's first-innings response of 222 all out, Harris took the wicket of Will Mortlock to finish with figures of 1/35 from 27 overs. In Kent's second-innings of 82 all out, he was dismissed for a duck by James Grundy. England won the match an innings and 83 runs. Immediately following this match he made a second first-class appearance, for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at the St Lawrence Ground. Harris claimed a five wicket haul in this match, which saw him take 6/81 in the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings. Despite this, and taking three wickets in their second-innings, the Gentlemen of Kent lost the match by 241 runs.

He died at Bedford Park, Middlesex, on 28 March 1918.

References

Thomas Harris (cricketer) Wikipedia