William Philip Harrison (13 November 1885 – 7 September 1964) was an English amateur first-class cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club, Cambridge University and Middlesex County Cricket Club between 1904 and 1911.
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Full name | William Philip Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1885-11-13)13 November 1885 Finchley, Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 September 1964(1964-09-07) (aged 78) Harrogate, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1904–1905 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905–1907 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1906–1911 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 16 June 1904 Kent v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 29 June 1911 Middlesex v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 October 2017 |
He was born in Finchley in Middlesex in 1885 and educated at Rugby School.[1] He played cricket in the First XI at Rugby and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in June 1904 against Nottinghamshire in the 1904 County Championship at Trent Bridge.[2][3]
Harrison played seven times for Kent in 1904 and 1905, and four times for Cambridge University in 1905 before making his Middlesex debut in the 1906 season.[1][2] He toured New Zealand in 1906/07 with an amateur MCC team,[1][4] playing in nine of the 11 first-class matches and a number of minor matches on the tour. He played in both matches against the New Zealand side, although these are not classed as Test matches.[5] He scored his maiden first-class century in the second match against Otago, 105 in 90 minutes.[6]
After gaining his cricket Blue in 1907, he played most frequently for Middlesex in 1908 and made 29 first-class appearances for the county in all in a career that ended in 1911. His highest score, 156 runs, came in his final first-class innings.[1]
Harrison died at Harrogate in Yorkshire in 1964 aged 78.[1]
Philip Harrison at ESPNcricinfo
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