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Roger Meredith Harris (born 27 July 1933 in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland) is a former New Zealand cricketer[1] who played in two Tests in 1959.

Roger Harris

Personal information
Full name	Roger Meredith Harris
Born	(1933-07-27) 27 July 1933 (age 88) Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	New Zealand (1959)
Test debut (cap 86)	27 February 1959 v England
Last Test	14 March 1959 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1955/56–1973/74	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 2 73 4 Runs scored 31 3,863 134 Batting average 10.33 30.90 33.50 100s/50s 0/0 3/21 0/2 Top score 13 157 62 Balls bowled – 1,391 124 Wickets – 14 6 Bowling average – 42.50 7.16 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 Best bowling – 4/105 3/9 Catches/stumpings 0/– 48/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2021

Career

A right-handed opening batsman and occasional medium pace bowler, Harris played for Auckland from 1955–56 to 1973–74. In the 1958–59 Plunket Shield season, he made 329 runs at an average of 36.55.[2] He was selected to open the batting against England in the two Tests at the end of the season, he and his opening partner Bruce Bolton both making their Test debuts. He was not successful, scoring 31 runs in the two matches, and played no further Tests.

In first-class cricket, his top score was 157 for Auckland against Northern Districts in 1969–70.[3] He and Graham Gedye opened the batting together in several hundred games for Papatoetoe Cricket Club[4] and for Auckland in the Plunket Shield,[5] and continued the partnership playing lawn bowls together for 30 more years.[6]

See also

• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

External links

• Roger Harris at ESPNcricinfo

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