Jacob Harris (cricketer)
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| Born | Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Leg spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932/33–1935/36 | Sind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1937/38 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938/1939 | Sind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939/40 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacob Harris was a first-class cricketer and sports coach from Karachi, Pakistan.
He was born in Karachi, when it was still part of British India. He studied at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He played cricket as a right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played for the Sindh main first-class team from 1932/33 to 1938/39 and the Maharashtra main first-class team from 1936/37 and 1939/40.[1] Between 1932 and 1943 he played 25 first-class matches.[2] Between 1953 and 1957 he umpired six first-class matches as well.[3]
He coached Wallis Mathias, Antao D'Souza, Khalid Wazir, Wasim Bari, Rashid Israr, all who became Test cricketers for Pakistan.[4]
The undisputed fastest human in Pakistan John Permal attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris.[5]
The Jacob Harris Shield Inter School Cricket Tournament was started in his honour in Karachi in 2009. Forty schools participated in the tournament.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ CricketArchive website
- ^ CricketArchive website
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- ^ The Christian Voice 10 October 1999
- ^ Dawn August 21, 2008 Archived May 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Nation April 25, 2009
