George Harris (cricketer, born 1880)

George Woodrouffe Harris (6 August 1880 — 10 July 1954) was an English first-class cricketer.

George Harris
Personal information
Full name
George Woodrouffe Harris
Born6 August 1880
Chelsea, London, England
Died10 July 1954(1954-07-10) (aged 73)
Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 December 2009

The son of Vincent Dormer Harris, he was born at Chelsea in August 1880. He was educated at Uppingham School, before matriculating to Caius College, Cambridge.[1] In his final year at Uppingham, Harris made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Surrey at The Oval in the 1899 County Championship.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in Hampshire's first innings for 10 runs by Ernest Nice, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tom Hayward.[3] After graduating from Cambridge, Harris was in business as a merchant at Bishopsgate.[4] In 1924, he was elected a fellow of the Zoological Society of London,[5] in addition to being a member of the Linnean Society of London.[6] Harris died at Chorleywood in July 1954.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 253.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Surrey v Hampshire, County Championship 1899". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ The Mining Manual and Mining Year Book. Vol. 3. Walter R. Skinner, Financial Times. 1914. pp. 1019, 1162.
  5. ^ A List of the Fellows. William Clowes & Sons. 1926. p. 85.
  6. ^ a b Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Vol. 168–70. Linnean Society of London. 1955. p. 1.
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