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'''William Hendy Harrison''' (27 May 1863 &ndash; 15 July 1939) was an [[English people|English]] [[first-class cricket]]er, who played three matches for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]], against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]], [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] and [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in 1888.<ref name="YB">{{cite book |title=The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook |last=Warner |first=David |coauthor=|year=2011 |edition=113th |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley, Yorkshire |isbn=978-1-905080-85-4 |page=370 |url= |accessdate=4 July 2011}}</ref> His fourth and last first-class match was for the Players of United States of America, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, at the Germantown Cricket Club Ground, [[Manheim]], [[Philadelphia]] in 1892.
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'''William Hendy Harrison''' (27 May 1863 &ndash; 15 July 1939) was an English [[first-class cricket]]er, who played three matches for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]], against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]], [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] and [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in 1888.<ref name="YB">{{cite book |title=The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook |last=Warner |first=David |year=2011 |edition=113th |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley, Yorkshire |isbn=978-1-905080-85-4 |page=370 |url= }}</ref> His fourth and last first-class match was for the Players of United States of America, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, at the [[Germantown Cricket Club]] Ground, Manheim Street, [[Philadelphia]] in 1892.


Harrison was born in [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]], and he scored 45 runs at 6.42 in his career, with a top score of 24 in his [[United States|American]] match. His runs were in vain, as the Players of United States lost by an innings and 281, runs after Arthur Wood (182) and George Patterson (132) scored heavily for Philadelphia. Harrison conceded 18 runs with the ball, without taking a wicket.
Harrison was born in [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and he scored 45 runs at 6.42 in his career, with a top score of 24 in his [[United States|American]] match. His runs were in vain, as the Players of United States lost by an innings and 281, runs after Arthur Wood (182) and George Patterson (132) scored heavily for Philadelphia. Harrison conceded 18 runs with the ball, without taking a wicket.


He died in July 1939, in Lister Hills, [[Bradford]], Yorkshire.
He died in July 1939, in Lister Hills, [[Bradford]], Yorkshire.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/14585.html Cricinfo Profile]
*[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/14585.html Cricinfo Profile]
*[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30013/30013.html Cricket Archive Statistics]

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| DATE OF BIRTH = 27 May 1863
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 15 July 1939
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Bradford]], Yorkshire, England
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 19 September 2021

William Hendy Harrison (27 May 1863 – 15 July 1939) was an English first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, against Middlesex, Cambridge University and Sussex in 1888.[1] His fourth and last first-class match was for the Players of United States of America, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, at the Germantown Cricket Club Ground, Manheim Street, Philadelphia in 1892.

Harrison was born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he scored 45 runs at 6.42 in his career, with a top score of 24 in his American match. His runs were in vain, as the Players of United States lost by an innings and 281, runs after Arthur Wood (182) and George Patterson (132) scored heavily for Philadelphia. Harrison conceded 18 runs with the ball, without taking a wicket.

He died in July 1939, in Lister Hills, Bradford, Yorkshire.

References

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  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
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