Ernie Harris

Ernie Harris

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Ernest Harris
Born	24 April 1919 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	4 December 1996 (aged 77) Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-pace
Relations	Leslie Harris (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938-1947	Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 5 Runs scored 59 Batting average 7.35 100s/50s –/– Top score 25 Balls bowled 64 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 September 2010

Wilfred Ernest Harris (24 April 1919 – 4 December 1996) was a former Welsh cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.

Cricket

In 1937, Whitehall played 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for the Glamorgan Second XI against the Kent Second XI.^[1] The following season Whitehill played his first first-class match for Glamorgan against Kent in the County Championship.^[2] From 1938-1939, he played 3 first-class matches for Glamorgan, finally playing his last first-class match following the Second World War in 1947 against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

Personal life

Harris played club cricket for St.Fagan's Cricket Club from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s, becoming a stalwart of the club for 5 decades. He also worked in administrative section of University College, Cardiff, where the eventually became the registrar. Later in life he served on the Glamorgan County Cricket Club committee and was the match manager when England played Australia in a One Day International at St. Helen's. Harris died on 4 December 1996.^[3] His brother Leslie Harris also played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.

References

1. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernie Harris
2. First-Class Matches played by Ernie Harris
3. Brief profile of Ernie Harris

External links

• Ernie Harris at Cricinfo
• Ernie Harris at CricketArchive