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| Full name | Parke Gerald Zinzan Harris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1927 Christchurch, Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 1991 (aged 64) Christchurch, Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 72) | 13 October 1955 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 29 January 1965 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949/50–1963/64 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 17 October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris (18 July 1927 – 1 December 1991) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1955 and 1965.
Harris was a member of the New Zealand team that toured South Africa in 1961–62 and drew the series two-all. He was New Zealand's top scorer, with 101 and 30, in the Third Test at Cape Town, which was New Zealand's first overseas Test victory.[1][2]
Harris had two sons who played first-class cricket: Chris Harris, who went on to represent New Zealand, and Ben Harris who played for Canterbury and Otago. The unusual name of Zinzan – thought to be of Indian origin – is shared by several members of the Harris and related families: both Chris and Ben Harris have Zinzan as a middle name.
- ^ Wisden 1963, pp. 908–9.
- ^ "3rd Test, Cape Town, Jan 1 - 4 1962, New Zealand tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.