Ben Harris (cricketer)

Ben Zinzan Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a retired New Zealand cricketer from Christchurch, Canterbury who played first class cricket for Canterbury and Otago cricket teams between 1988 and 1995. A right-hand batsman, and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15 List-A games, scoring over 1,500 runs at 26.72, with three centuries, and taking six occasional wickets at 48.83. He took two more wickets in one day cricket, however only managed one half-century in his 163 runs at 20.37. His father, Zin Harris, played Test cricket for New Zealand, as did his more successful brother, Chris Harris, who played 23 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for his country. Following cricket Harris began a radio broadcasting career for 23 years at More FM. He now works as an auctioneer for Baileys Real Estate in Christchurch. [1]

Ben Harris
Personal information
Full nameBen Zinzan Harris
Born (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–1995Canterbury
1989–1991Otago
First class debut29 January 1989 Canterbury v Pakistan
Last First class14 December 1995 Canterbury v Northern Districts
List-A debut31 December 1991 Canterbury v Northern Districts
Last List-A18 December 1994 Canterbury v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 15
Runs scored 1,577 163
Batting average 22.72 20.37
100s/50s 3/5 0/1
Top score 141* 55*
Balls bowled 536 138
Wickets 6 8
Bowling average 48.83 58.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/13 2/19
Catches/stumpings 28/– 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 8 May 2009

References
  1. "Player Profile: Ben Harris". CricInfo. Retrieved 8 May 2009.


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