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Full name Daniel Joseph Harris
Born December 31, 1979, North Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 28 years 243 days
Major teams South Australia
Nickname Mass
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
1.75 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
24
47
2
1081
120
24.02
2741
39.43
1
7
29
0
List A
18
18
0
511
77
28.38
748
68.31
0
3
5
0
Twenty20
7
6
0
182
59
30.33
114
159.64
0
1
26
5
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
24
374
141
3
2/42
2/42
47.00
2.26
124.6
0
0
0
List A
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney, Mar 7-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2004/05
Last List A
South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, Feb 13, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Jan 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Daniel Harris is a qualified doctor, but he also needed plenty of patience in his cricket career after waiting five years for his initial first-class half-century. Harris was picked for his debut in 1999-2000, but did not raise his bat for South Australia until an 82 against Western Australia in 2004-05. He made only two Pura Cup appearances in 2005-06 but followed with eight the next season. A maiden century still eluded him, but last summer Harris recorded a new high score of 85 as he collected 376 runs at 23.5. He also posted a healthy 71 in England's tour match against the Redbacks and further consolidated his place with seven one-day outings and four Twenty20 games.
A lightly framed right-handed batsman, Harris gained his opening taste of first-class cricket when he was chosen as the then-international representative Greg Blewett's replacement for South Australia for three matches. Although he didn't exceed a score of 31, he aligned enthusiasm with a tight technique, a good eye and a liking for hitting the ball through point and cover. He also showcased his brilliance in the field in his debut match when he completed an extraordinary overhead catch, leaping in soccer goalkeeper fashion at cover, to dismiss the Pakistan batsman Wajahatullah Wasti.
Cricinfo staff July 2007
