Garfield Harrison

Garfield David Harrison (born 1961) is one of four brothers to have played cricket for the Ireland cricket team. Garfield was by far the most successful of the four, playing 118 times for Ireland between 1983 and 1997, including twelve first-class matches against Scotland and 20 List A matches.

He is one of only six players to have played more than 100 times for Ireland, behind only Kyle McCallan and Alan Lewis. He started his career as an opening bowler, but switched to off spin, becoming so good at this style of bowling that he took 9/113 against Scotland in 1990, the best bowling figures in first-class cricket in the UK that year, the fourth best bowling figures in all cricket for Ireland and the second best for Ireland in first-class cricket.

Playing career

1980s born 8 May 1961 in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Harrison first played for Ireland in June 1983, playing two games against Worcestershire, the best bowling figures in UK first-class cricket that year. and Harrison continued to retain his place in the Irish side. That year he played against Australia, Barbados, the Netherlands and Scotland In early 1994, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 1994 ICC Trophy, Ireland's first appearance in the tournament. The summer saw him scored his first and only century for Ireland against Scotland, in addition to playing against Leicestershire, New Zealand, Northamptonshire

Ireland began to play much more in 1995 and 1996, and Harrison played 24 times for them in those two years, including internationals against Scotland and the West Indies, several games against English county sides and the Triple Crown Tournament in 1995 and 1996, and the European Championship in 1996. before playing his final first-class game against Scotland in August 1996.

Statistics In all matches for Ireland, he scored 2765 runs at an average of 26.08, scoring twelve half-centuries and one century. He took 140 wickets at an average of 33.67, taking five wickets in an innings three times.

Family Harrison came from a cricketing family. Three of his brothers (Derryck, Jim and Roy) all played for Ireland, as did his brother-in-law Eddie Bushe and his nephew Jonathan Bushe.