Jack Harry

Jack Harry
Personal information
Full name
John Harry
Born(1857-08-01)1 August 1857
Ballarat, Colony of Victoria
Died27 October 1919(1919-10-27) (aged 62)
Canterbury, Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 70)11 January 1895 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883–84 to 1897–98Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 32
Runs scored 8 1466
Batting average 4.00 25.71
100s/50s 0/0 2/9
Top score 6 114
Balls bowled 0 1422
Wickets 0 26
Bowling average 23.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/15
Catches/stumpings 1/0 19/3
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2021

John Harry (1 August 1857 – 27 October 1919) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match at Adelaide in 1895.

Harry was a talented batsman, bowler, fieldsman and wicket-keeper who played for the East Melbourne Cricket Club and represented Victoria from 1884 to 1897.[1][2] He could throw strongly with either hand.[3] His highest first-class score was 114 for Victoria against Western Australia in April 1893.[4]

After top-scoring with 70 for Victoria against the touring English team in November 1894,[5] Harry was selected to play in the Third Test in Adelaide a few weeks later. Australia won by a large margin, but he was not successful, and he never played another Test.[6]

Harry was picked for the Australians' 1896 England tour but was replaced before the tour began, ostensibly because of a knee injury, but in fact because the rest of the team voted him out. He sued the Australasian Cricket Council, accepting an out-of-court settlement of £180.[7]

Harry returned to Bendigo, where he had lived before his first-class cricket career, and resumed work as a miner. He contracted silicosis and died in October 1919, aged 62.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cricket: Death of Mr. 'Jack' Harry". The Age: 10. 30 October 1919.
  2. ^ "Jack Harry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ Clarke, A. E. (22 January 1927). "The Charm of Cricket: Some Reminiscences of Sam Morris". Sporting Globe: 6.
  4. ^ "Victoria v Western Australia 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Victoria v AE Stoddart's XI 1894-95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ^ "3rd Test, Adelaide, January 11-15, 1895, England tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ Williamson, Martin. "John Harry". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Death of J. Harry". Weekly Times: 21. 8 November 1919.
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