Alwyn Harris (cricketer)

Alwyn Harris (31 January 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan, often as a left-handed opening batsman, between 1960 and 1964. He was born at Aberdulais, Glamorgan.

Alwyn Harris
Personal information
Born(1936-01-31)31 January 1936
Aberdulais, Glamorgan, Wales
Died11 March 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 82)
Glynneath, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1964Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 49 1
Runs scored 1698 6
Batting average 19.29 6.00
100s/50s 2/6 –/–
Top score 110 6
Balls bowled 6 –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 19/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2012

Harris made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Kent at Rectory Field, Blackheath, in the 1960 County Championship. He went on to make 49 first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in the 1964 County Championship.[1] He scored 1,698 runs in his first-class cricket at an average of 19.29, and with a high score of 110.[2] This score was one of two centuries he made, and came against Warwickshire in 1962,[3] the same season in which he also scored 101 against the touring Pakistanis.[4] This was also his most successful season; he made 25 first-class appearances, 14 more than in any other season, and scored 1048 runs at an average of 23.81.[5] In 1963, Harris played in Glamorgan's first-ever List A match against Somerset in the inaugural Gillette Cup,[6] scoring 6 runs before he was dismissed by Ken Palmer, with Glamorgan winning by 10 runs.[7]

He left Glamorgan at the end of the 1964 season and became an automotive engineer, working for a gearbox company in Resolven. He also coached cricket at Christ College, Brecon, for one season.[8]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Alwyn Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alwyn Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "Glamorgan v Warwickshire, 1962 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. "Glamorgan v Pakistanis, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Alwyn Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. "List A Matches played by Alwyn Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. "Glamorgan v Somerset, 1963 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. Hignell, Andrew. "Alwyn Harris: A tribute". Glamorgan CCC. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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