Ben Harris (cricketer)

Ben Harris
Personal information
Full name
Ben Zinzan Harris
Born (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 60)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89Canterbury
1989/90–1990/91Otago
1991/92–1994/95Canterbury
FC debut29 January 1989 Canterbury v Pakistanis
Last FC14 December 1995 Canterbury v Northern Districts
LA debut31 December 1991 Canterbury v Northern Districts
Last LA18 December 1994 Canterbury v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 15
Runs scored 1,577 163
Batting average 22.72 20.37
100s/50s 3/5 0/1
Top score 141* 55*
Balls bowled 536 138
Wickets 6 8
Bowling average 48.83 58.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/13 2/19
Catches/stumpings 28/– 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 8 May 2009

Ben Zinzan Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first class cricket for Canterbury and Otago between the 1988–89 season and 1994–95. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches, scoring over 1,500 first-class runs at a batting average of 26.72 runs per inning, including scoring three centuries.[1][2]

Harris was born at Christchurch in 1964 and educated at Waitaki Boys' High School.[3] His father, Zin Harris, played Test cricket for New Zealand, as did his brother, Chris Harris.[3] After playing Second XI matches for Canterbury during the 1987–88 season, Harris made his representative debut the following season. He made three first-class appearances for the side before moving to play for Otago the following season.[1]

After two seasons in Otago, in which he played 18 first-class matches and scored over 800 runs, including his highest first-class score of 141 not out, Harris moved back to Canterbury in 1991–92. He played until the end of the 1994–95 season,[1] after which he began a radio broadcasting career at More FM. He has since worked as a manager for the station[3] and as an auctioneer for Baileys Real Estate in Christchurch.[citation needed] He has also acted as a selector for the Canterbury side.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Ben Harris, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-12-21. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ben Harris, CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  3. ^ a b c d McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 63. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)