Lt Col William Edward Harrison OBE (14 August 1875 – 23 March 1937) was an English cricketer active from the mid–1890s to the early–1900s. Born at Warwick, Warwickshire, he made two appearances in first-class cricket, but was mostly associated with minor counties cricket.
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| Full name | William Edward Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1875 Warwick, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1937(1937-03-23) (aged 61) Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Harrison, Sr. (father) Charles Andreae (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1895–1900 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Harrison (who also played first-class cricket), Harrison made his debut in minor counties cricket for Staffordshire against Worcestershire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship at Stoke-on-Trent.[1] He made eight further minor counties appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming in 1900 against Northamptonshire.[1] He made his two appearances in first-class cricket in 1901 for BJT Bosanquet's XI during their tour to North America, playing both matches against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Merion and Germantown.[2] He scored a total of 37 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 15.[3]
He was elected to Staffordshire County Council in 1913, made a County Alderman in 1924, and served as the chairman of the county council from 1927–1937.[4] He was made High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1927.[5] He died at Ruthin Castle in Wales on 23 March 1937. His son-in-law Charles Andreae also played first-class cricket.