Nigel Sydney Augustine Harrison (29 November 1878 – 13 November 1947) was an English cricketer. Harrison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Maidstone, Kent, and was educated at Haileybury.
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| Full name | Nigel Sydney Augustine Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1878 Maidstone, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 November 1947 (aged 68) Norton, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1902–1905 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrison made his first-class debut for London County against Warwickshire in 1900. He made three further first-class appearances for London County in that season, against Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] In had little success in his four first-class appearances, scoring a total of 37 runs at an average of 6.16, with a high score of 18.[2] He later moved to the north of England, playing for Durham in Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland in 1902 and the Yorkshire Second XI.[3]
By 1901, he was a part of the 1st Volunteer Brigade, within the Durham Light Infantry. In March 1901 he was granted the rank of 2nd Lieutenant,[4] while in May 1902, he was promoted to Lieutenant.[5] Harrison married Florence Kirk, the widower of Lord Charles Stewart Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stewart (son of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry), on 3 June 1903.[6] In February 1904, he resigned his commission within the Durham Light Infantry.[7] Harrison died at Norton, County Durham on 13 November 1947.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nigel Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "No. 27295". The London Gazette. 19 March 1901. p. 1945.
- ^ "No. 27433". The London Gazette. 13 May 1902. p. 3182.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Profile: Nigel Harrison". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ "No. 27650". The London Gazette. 26 February 1904. p. 1252.
External links
edit- Nigel Harrison at ESPNcricinfo
- Nigel Harrison at CricketArchive