{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Ryan Harris | image = Ryan Harris 2014 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Harris in 2014 | country = Australia | fullname = Ryan James Harris | nickname = Ryno,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ronay|first=Barney|title=The Ashes 2013: Ryan 'Rhino' Harris gives Australia first blood|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/18/the-ashes-ryan-harris-england-australia|access-date=16 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 July 2013}}</ref> Ryano<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5779.html |title=ESPNcricinfo profile |publisher=Content.cricinfo.com |access-date=2013-08-09}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia | heightm = 1.81<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Harris|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/teams/australia-men/the-squad/ryan-harris|work=cricket.com.au|publisher=[[Cricket Australia]]|access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref> | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] | role = Bowler | international = true | internationalspan = 2009–2015 | testdebutdate = 19 March | testdebutyear = 2010 | testdebutagainst = New Zealand | testcap = 413 | lasttestdate = 6 January | lasttestyear = 2015 | lasttestagainst = India | odidebutdate = 18 January | odidebutyear = 2009 | odidebutagainst = South Africa | odicap = 169 | lastodidate = 24 February | lastodiyear = 2012 | lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka | odishirt = 45 | club1 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2000/01–2007/08}} | clubnumber1 = 24 | club2 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] | year2 = 2008 | clubnumber2 = | club3 = [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] | year3 = 2008/09–2014/15 | clubnumber3 = 45 | club4 = [[Deccan Chargers]] | year4 = 2009–2010 | clubnumber4 = 7 | club5 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] | year5 = 2009 | clubnumber5 = | club6 = [[Kings XI Punjab]] | year6 = 2011–2013 | clubnumber6 = 45 | club7 = [[Brisbane Heat]] | year7 = 2011/12–2013/14 | clubnumber7 = 45 | columns = 4 | column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | matches1 = 27 | runs1 = 603 | bat avg1 = 21.53 | 100s/50s1 = 0/3 | top score1 = 74 | deliveries1 = 5,736 | wickets1 = 113 | bowl avg1 = 23.52 | fivefor1 = 5 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 7/117 | catches/stumpings1 = 13/– | column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches2 = 21 | runs2 = 48 | bat avg2 = 8.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 21 | deliveries2 = 1,031 | wickets2 = 44 | bowl avg2 = 18.90 | fivefor2 = 3 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 5/19 | catches/stumpings2 = 6/– | column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches3 = 82 | runs3 = 2,056 | bat avg3 = 20.15 | 100s/50s3 = 0/11 | top score3 = 94 | deliveries3 = 16,387 | wickets3 = 303 | bowl avg3 = 26.55 | fivefor3 = 10 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 7/60 | catches/stumpings3 = 41/– | column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 85 | runs4 = 411 | bat avg4 = 12.84 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 39 | deliveries4 = 4,135 | wickets4 = 123 | bowl avg4 = 27.59 | fivefor4 = 4 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 5/19 | catches/stumpings4 = 33/– | date = 17 May | year = 2021 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5779.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Ryan James Harris''' (born 11 October 1979) is an Australian cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er. He was a right-arm fast bowler who was a member of the [[Australia national cricket team]] until retiring in the Ashes tour lead up of 2015 due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29397712/ten-players-wish-had-seen-more-internationals |title=Ten players we wish we had seen more of in internationals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> It had hampered him for a majority of his career, but despite this, he performed as one of Australia's most highly rated fast bowlers.<ref>{{cite web|author=ICC |url=http://www.relianceiccrankings.com/alltime/test/bowling/ |title=ICC Player Rankings |publisher=ICC Development (International) Ltd |date=2015-09-10 |access-date=2015-09-10}}</ref> His first ball [[Out bowled|bowling]] of [[Alastair Cook]] in the [[2013-14 Ashes series]] has been rated as one of the greatest balls of all time.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Cricket Monthly |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1232509/the-balls-of-the-century--no--1--ryan-harris-to-alastair-cook |title=The balls of the century, No. 1: Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook |publisher=The Cricket Monthly|date=16 November 2020 |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=sportskeeda |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-i-waca-ryan-harris-bowled-first-ball-alastair-cook-cameron-green-excited-ashes-debut |title="I was at the WACA when Ryan Harris bowled that first ball to Alastair Cook" - Cameron Green excited for Ashes debut|publisher=sportskeeda|date=2 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
==Playing career== [[File:RYAN HARRIS (11705695776).jpg|thumb|272px|Harris in 2014]] [[File:Victory Australia.jpg|thumb|272x272px|Ryan Harris bowls Morne Morkel to secure victory and a series win in the 3rd Test at Cape Town in March 2014.]] Ryan Harris played with the [[Southern Redbacks]] from 2001–02 to 2007–08. He was due to represent [[Sussex County Cricket Club]] in the 2008 English summer but the deal fell through when he moved to [[Queensland]] because it breached his Sussex contract. A week earlier he had played a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match for Sussex against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]. In June, 2009, he was signed by [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] on a short-term contract,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britoval.com/news/surrey-sign-ryan-harris-next-three-matches |title=Surrey sign Ryan Harris |publisher=Britoval.com |access-date=2013-08-09 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224102919/http://www.britoval.com/news/surrey-sign-ryan-harris-next-three-matches |url-status=dead }}</ref> while in 2010 he played domestic cricket for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Cricket |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/6333778/Australian-paceman-Ryan-Harris-joins-Yorkshire.html |title=Australian paceman Ryan Harris joins Yorkshire |work=The Telegraph|date=2009-10-15 |access-date=2013-08-09}}</ref>
Harris moved to Queensland in 2008 and played for [[Toombul District Cricket Club]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/ryan-harris-hundred-australia-test-bowler-hits-century-playing-as-batsman-in-grade-cricket/news-story/6261a08b067b8b896771a37cfdee37fa | title=Ryan Harris hundred: Australia Test bowler hits century playing as batsman in grade cricket | website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref>
Harris was a part of the [[Deccan Chargers]] squad that won the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] in 2009 in South Africa. In late 2008, he was signed to an [[Indian Premier League]] contract with the [[Deccan Chargers]], who are coached by his former Redbacks teammate [[Darren Lehmann]]. Having been selected for the Australian Twenty-20 team in early 2009, he was directly signed as an "uncapped" player by the [[Deccan Chargers]], at the behest of Lehmann, without having to go through the standard IPL player [[auction]] process.
Harris made his international debut in a [[One Day International]] against [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Bellerive Oval|Hobart]] on 18 January 2009, during which he took the wicket of [[Neil McKenzie]] in a spell of 1/54.<ref name=ESPNcricinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/player/5779.html|title=Ryan Harris|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref> Nevertheless, he was not selected for another ODI for over a year. on 26 January 2010, Harris was called up into the Australian squad for the 3rd ODI against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at the [[Adelaide Oval]] as cover for [[Peter Siddle]], who was ruled out due to a back injury. Although not required to bat, Harris opened the bowling with [[Doug Bollinger]] and took 5/43, including the wickets of [[Kamran Akmal]] and [[Shahid Afridi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406204.html|title=Scorecard: 3rd ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, 26 January 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref> He claimed man of the match honours and was picked for the 4th and 5th ODIs against Pakistan. In the next match in that series, Harris claimed 5/19, a second consecutive five wicket haul,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406205.html|title=Scorecard: 4th ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 29 January 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref> behind only following Waqar Younis' three consecutive five-fors.
Harris was named the man of the series after securing another three wickets in the fifth and final match, taking his tally to 13 wickets in three matches, at an average of 8.15 and strike rate of 13.7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/current/match/406206.html|title=Scorecard: 5th ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 31 January 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref>
In March 2010, Harris was called up to the Australian squad for the first time, for the Test series in New Zealand. He made his Test debut in the first game, taking 2/42 and 4/77.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/engine/match/423789.html|title=Scorecard: 1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 19–23 March 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> In the 2nd Test, Harris took 3/50 and 0/38.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvaus2010/engine/match/423790.html|title=Scorecard: 2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, 27–31 March 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> A knee injury later ruled him out of the Tests against Pakistan in England and the subsequent tour to India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/466093.html|title=Peter George to replace Ryan Harris in Test squad|last=English|first=Peter|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> but he was recalled to the Test squad for the 2nd Test against England at Adelaide in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/489629.html|title=Bollinger and Harris added to Test squad|last=English|first=Peter|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 December 2010}}</ref> At Adelaide, Harris had the best figures for the Australian bowlers, taking 2/84 in a match that England won by an innings and 71 runs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/match/428750.html|title=Scorecard: 2nd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, 3–7 December 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 December 2010}}</ref> however in the 3rd Test at Perth, Harris took 3/59 in the first innings and then 6/47 in the second, as Australia levelled the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/match/428751.html|title=Scorecard: 3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, 16–19 December 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 December 2010}}</ref>
During 2011, Harris was a member of the Australian team that toured Sri Lanka and South Africa. He took 11 wickets in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka before suffering a hip injury against South Africa in [[Cape Town]].<ref name="Test list">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/5779.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Statistics / Statsguru / RJ Harris / Test matches|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-07/harris-poised-for-test-return/3762552|title=Harris poised for Test return|date=8 January 2012|work=ABC News|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> He returned to the Australian team for the third and fourth Tests of the [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12|home series against India]], taking match figures of 2/67 and 4/112 respectively as Australia won the series 4–0.<ref name="Test list"/>
During the [[2013 Ashes series]] Harris was overlooked for the first test against England at [[Trent Bridge]] but returned to the team for the second at [[Lord's]], picking up 5 wickets in the first innings to go on the [[Lord's honours boards]] and 2 in the second innings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Ryan Harris 5-72 v England {{!}} Lord's |url=https://www.lords.org/lords/our-history/honours-boards/r-j-harris/5-72 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.lords.org}}</ref> Following this he finished the fourth Test in [[County Durham|Durham]] with 2 wickets in the first innings and 7 in the second innings. During the 3rd test match against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], he took his 100th test wicket when he trapped [[Alviro Petersen]] leg before wicket. This made him one of only four test bowlers, who made their test debut after the age of 30, to take 100 test wickets. The other three are [[Clarrie Grimmett]], [[Dilip Doshi]] and [[Saeed Ajmal]]. He is the only fast bowler to do so.
In March 2014 it was announced that Harris would be out for about six months following knee surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia's Ryan Harris out for six months after knee surgery |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/26541231 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014 }}</ref> He announced his retirement from cricket in July 2015, three days before the start of the Ashes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/ryan-harris-out-of-ashes-with-knee-injury/6595502|title=Ashes 2015: Ryan Harris out of Australia's tour with knee injury, retires from Test cricket|journal=ABC News|date=4 July 2015|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>
==Coaching career== In October 2019, Harris was appointed as the bowling coach of Brisbane Heat men's professional Twenty20 cricket team for the 2019 Big Bash League (BBL) cricket tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/brisbane-heat-appoint-ryan-harris-as-bowling-coach-2368259.html|title=Brisbane Heat Appoint Ryan Harris as Bowling Coach|date=2019-10-31|website=News18|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>
Harris was appointed as bowling coach of Indian Premier League franchise [[Delhi Capitals in 2020|Delhi Capitals]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-25 |title=Delhi Capitals announce Ryan Harris as new Bowling Coach |url=https://www.delhicapitals.in/news |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Delhi Capitals |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119060305/https://www.delhicapitals.in/news |url-status=dead }}</ref> In August 2024, he was named the new head coach of [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], going on to win both the One Day domestic cup and [[Sheffield Shield]] in his first season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024|title=Ryan Harris named South Australia's new men's head coach|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ryan-harris-named-south-australia-s-new-men-s-head-coach-1446568|access-date=2024-08-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2025|title=Historic chase complete in wild scenes as South Australia ends Sheffield Shield drought |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/test-star-may-hold-the-key-for-sa-as-history-awaits-in-nailbiting-shield-decider-live/news-story/e76260af387de5999c10f3c54dfffb33 |website=FoxSports|language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Harris is a dual citizen of the UK and Australia, due to his father being born in [[Leicester]]. He revealed during the 2013 Ashes of how he almost opted to play for England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/18/the-ashes-2013-ryan-harris-australia|title=The Ashes 2013: 'I might have been playing for England' – Ryan Harris 19 July 2013|work=The Guardian|date=18 July 2013 |access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>
Harris lives with his wife Cherie, whom he married in 2012, in [[Brisbane]]. In 2015, the couple had their first child; Harris missed the 2015 [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2015|West Indies tour]] to be present at the birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/ryan-harris-set-to-miss-west-indies-tour-for-birth-of-child-20150112-12mqt7.html|title=Ryan Harris set to miss West Indies tour for birth of child 12 January 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 January 2015 |access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>
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