Pasty Harris

Michael John "Pasty" Harris (born 25 May 1944) is a former English first-class cricketer who played for various teams. He played from 1964 until 1982 in a 344-game First class career which took him to South Africa and New Zealand.[1][2]

Pasty Harris

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Harris
Born	25 May 1944 (age 76) St Just in Roseland, Cornwall
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Legbreak
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1964–1968	Middlesex
1969–1982	Nottinghamshire
1971–1972	Eastern Province
1975–1976	Wellington
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired	3 (2000–2006)
FC umpired	161 (1988–2008)
LA umpired	171 (1985–2008)
T20 umpired	33 (2003–2008)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 344 225 Runs scored 19,196 4,882 Batting average 36.70 29.95 100s/50s 41/98 3/26 Top score 201* 104* Balls bowled 6,345 94 Wickets 79 4 Bowling average 43.78 21.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/16 2/24 Catches/stumpings 288/14 139/6
Source: CricInfo, 18 May 2017

Early life

Harris was born in St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, in 1944.[2] His nickname of "Pasty" referred to his Cornish origins.

Playing career

In England he represented Nottinghamshire, for whom he scored over 15,000 runs, and Middlesex County Cricket Club, playing as a right-handed batsman and, from 1969 until around 1972, as a useful leg spin bowler. From 1974 to 1977, Nottinghamshire used him as their wicketkeeper, as David Pullan, the incumbent, was a poor batsman. Harris hit nine centuries, equalling the county record, in 1971 when he scored 2238 runs.[3][4]

In 1974, Harris was selected to tour Rhodesia with the International Wanderers, a private touring team organised by Brian Close.[5]

A prolific batsman in county cricket, he was selected on standby for the 1974–75 Ashes tour but was superseded by Colin Cowdrey.

Umpiring career

Harris later became an umpire, officiating at List A level from 1985 to 2008 and at First class level from 1988 to 2008.[6][7]

References

1. "Mike Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. "Pasty Harris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Mike Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. Smallcombe, Mike (10 June 2018). "Cornwall's 50 greatest living sports men and women". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
5. "List A Matches played by Mike Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
6. "Mike Harris as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
7. "Mike Harris as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

• Pasty Harris at ESPNcricinfo