Roy Harrison
Encyclopedia
Roy Harrison is an Irish former cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1967 and 1968 including one first-class
match.
in Dublin in June 1967. It was very much an inauspicious debut, as he was dismissed for a duck
in both innings. He returned to the Irish side in August the following year, scoring 43 against the Combined Services
, his highest score for Ireland. He then played his final match for Ireland against Scotland, which was his only first-class match.
at an average of 11.80.
, Garfield
and Jim
, all played for Ireland, as did his brother-in-law Eddie Bushe
and his nephew Jonathan Bushe
.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1967 and 1968 including one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match.
Playing career
Harrison made his debut for Ireland against WorcestershireWorcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in Dublin in June 1967. It was very much an inauspicious debut, as he was dismissed for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in both innings. He returned to the Irish side in August the following year, scoring 43 against the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
, his highest score for Ireland. He then played his final match for Ireland against Scotland, which was his only first-class match.
Statistics
In his three matches for Ireland, he scored 59 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 11.80.
Family
Harrison came from a cricketing family. Three of his brothers, DeryckDeryck Harrison
Deryck William Harrison is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1978 and 1980, including two first-class matches and one List A match.-Playing career:Harrison made his debut for Ireland against Denmark in July 1978 and made...
, Garfield
Garfield Harrison
Garfield David Harrison is one of four brothers to have played cricket for Ireland...
and Jim
Jim Harrison (cricketer)
James "Jim" Harrison is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played 32 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1969 and 1977, including eight first-class matches against Scotland....
, all played for Ireland, as did his brother-in-law Eddie Bushe
Eddie Bushe
Edwin Alexander "Eddie" Bushe is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for Ireland in July 1979 against Scotland. He went on to play for Ireland on six occasions, his last match also against Scotland in August 1980. Two of his matches had first-class...
and his nephew Jonathan Bushe
Jonathan Bushe
Jonathan Alexander Bushe is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He played for the Ireland Under-19 team at the 1998 Under-19 World Cup, before making his debut for the Ireland senior team against Scotland in June 1998...
.