Stuart Harrison
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Stuart Charles Harrison is a former Welsh
cricket
er. Harrison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in Cwmbran
, Monmouthshire
.
Harrison made his first-class
debut for Glamorgan
against Somerset
in the 1971 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against Yorkshire
in the 1977 County Championship. In his role as a bowler
, Harrison took 7 wickets in his five first-class matches, which came at an average
of 44.85, with best figures of 3/55. His List A debut came in the 1972 John Player League
against Middlesex
. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1974 John Player League
. In his ten List A matches, he took 10 wickets at an average of 34.70, with best figures of 3/47. With the bat, he scored 57 runs at a batting average
of 19.00, with a high score of 20 not out
.
While playing for Glamorgan between 1971 and 1974 he was training to become a teacher. He has also served on the Glamorgan committee He is the father of David
and Adam Harrison
, both of whom have played for Glamorgan.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Harrison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in Cwmbran
Cwmbran
Cwmbrân is a new town in Wales. Today forming part of the county borough of Torfaen and lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbrân was established in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Cwmbrân means Crow...
, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
.
Harrison made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 1971 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in the 1977 County Championship. In his role as a bowler
Bowling (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...
, Harrison took 7 wickets in his five first-class matches, which came at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 44.85, with best figures of 3/55. His List A debut came in the 1972 John Player League
1972 John Player League
The 1972 John Player League was the fourth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Kent County Cricket Club.-Standings:...
against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1974 John Player League
1974 John Player League
The 1974 John Player League was the sixth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-Standings:...
. In his ten List A matches, he took 10 wickets at an average of 34.70, with best figures of 3/47. With the bat, he scored 57 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 19.00, with a high score of 20 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
.
While playing for Glamorgan between 1971 and 1974 he was training to become a teacher. He has also served on the Glamorgan committee He is the father of David
David Harrison (cricketer)
David Stuart Harrison is a Welsh-born cricketer who has played for the England A team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.David Harrison's father, Stuart and brother Adam also play cricket...
and Adam Harrison
Adam Harrison
Adam James Harrison is a cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.Harrison has played for the England under-19 team, and started playing Twenty20 cricket for Glamorgan in 2005, going on to make first-class and List A appearances for the club.His father, Stuart,...
, both of whom have played for Glamorgan.
External links
- Stuart Harrison at ESPNcricinfo
- Stuart Harrison at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...