William Harrison (cricketer, born 1875)
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Full name | William Edward Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 August 1875 Warwick, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 1937 Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, Wales | (aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | William Harrison, Sr. (father) Charles Andreae (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1895–1900 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2015 |
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.
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.
References
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Lieutenant-Colonel William Edward Harrison (d.1937), OBE". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "No. 33259". The London Gazette. 22 March 1927.