George Crawford Harrison (27 June 1860 – 16 March 1900) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | George Crawford Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1860 Maida Hill, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 1900 (aged 39) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880–1883 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
editThe son of William Harrison, he was born at Maida Hill in June 1860. He was educated firstly at Malvern College,[1] leaving in 1874 for Clifton College.[2] From Clifton he went up to Oriel College, Oxford in 1879.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, Harrison became an assistant master at Clifton in 1883,[2] before holding the same position at Fettes College in Edinburgh from 1890 until his death there in March 1900 from pleuropneumonia following influenza.[1][4]
Cricket
editWhile a student at Oxford, Harrison played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1880. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1883, making a total of eighteen appearances.[5] Primarily a slow bowler who was described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as “a good slow bowler, twisting the ball both ways”,[6] he took a total of 64 wickets for Oxford at an average of 19.21. Harrison took a five wicket haul on four occasions, with best figures of 7 for 69.[7] Wisden commented that in later matches he “developed an extraordinary twist from leg”, alluding to him becoming a leg spin bowler.[6] He was less successful with the bat, scoring 237 runs with a high score of 28.[8]
Family
editHarrison married in 1887 Selina Margaret Atlay, daughter of James Atlay.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Heberden, Charles Buller (1905). The Malvern Register, 1865-1904. Malvern Advertiser. p. 43.
- ^ a b Oakeley, E. M. (1897). Clifton College Annals and Register, 1860–1897. J. W. Arrowsmith. p. 190.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). "Harrison, George Crawford". Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 616.
- ^ Deaths. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 17 March 1900. p. 2
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1900". ESPNcricinfo. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1906). Visitation of England and Wales. Vol. 14. Priv. print. p. 71.