Jason Harrison
CountryEngland
FullnameJason Christian Harrison
Birth date15 January 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeAmersham, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Club 1Buckinghamshire
Year 12003–2014
Club 2Lincolnshire
Year 21999–2002
Club 3Middlesex
Year 31992–1997
Club 4Buckinghamshire
Year 41991–1998
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 110
Runs 1298
Bat avg 119.86
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 146*
Deliveries 1
Wickets 1
Bowl avg 1
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 1
Catches/stumpings 112/–
Column 2List A
Matches 215
Runs 2239
Bat avg 219.91
100s/50s 2–/1
Top score 271
Deliveries 2258
Wickets 23
Bowl avg 267.66
Fivefor 2
Tenfor 2
Best bowling 21/3
Catches/stumpings 26/–
Date8 May
Year2011
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14061.html Cricinfo

Jason Christian Harrison (born 15 January 1972) is an English former cricketer. Harrison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Having made his debut in county cricket for Buckinghamshire, who he played for in both the Minor Counties Championship[1] and the MCCA Knockout Trophy,[2] Harrison made his first-class debut for Middlesex in a first-class match against Cambridge University in 1994. He played 9 further first-class matches for Middlesex, the last coming against Warwickshire in the 1996 County Championship.[3] In his 10 first-class matches for Middlesex, he scored 298 runs at a batting average of 19.86, with a high score of 46*.[4] It was for Middlesex that he made his List A debut for, against Leicestershire in the 1994 AXA Equity & Law League. He played 4 further List A matches for Middlesex, up to 1996.[5]

After being released by Middlesex, Harrison played a further two seasons for Buckinghamshire, in which time he made his List A debut for the county against Surrey in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. The season following that he joined Lincolnshire for the 1999 season. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1999 to 2002.[1][2] Harrison also appeared in the List A cricket for Lincolnshire, making 8 appearances in that format for the county, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[5] In his 8 appearances for the county, he scored 164 runs at an average of 20.50, with a single half century high score of 71.[6] This came against Suffolk in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[7]

Upon his return to his native county in 2003, he also played a final List A match, against Lancashire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[5] In his career he played a total of 15 List A matches, scoring 239 runs at an average of 19.91, with a high score of 71. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 67.66, with best figures of 1/3.[8]

After his playing career, Harrison was appointed Director of Cricket for Buckinghamshire CCC in 2015. Merging with the Cricket Board in 2023, to become Bucks Cricket ,Harrison became their first Head of Performance, leading the county to win the National Counties Championship in 2023 & 2025.

References

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Lincolnshire v Suffolk, 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Player profile: Jason Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.