William Harrison
Personal information
Full name
William Bealey Harrison
Born16 January 1838
Norton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Died23 March 1912(1912-03-23) (aged 74)
Wall, Staffordshire, England
RelationsWilliam Harrison (son)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 6
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 1
Bowling average 60.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/31
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2019

William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.

The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838. He was educated at Rugby School.[1] Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860.[2] Shortly after he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South in 1861 at The Oval and 1862 at Nottingham.[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863,[4] later resigning his commission in December 1873.[5] He was in business in the coal mining industry in Walsall, in addition to being a member of the Mining Association of Great Britain for many years.[6] Harrison served as the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1897.[7] He died in March 1912 at Wall, Staffordshire. His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ↑ The Rugby Register, from the Year 1675 to 1853. 1853. p. 397.
  2. ↑ "No. 6993". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 March 1860. p. 337.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "No. 22733". The London Gazette. 8 March 1863. p. 2465.
  5. ↑ "No. 24045". The London Gazette. 16 December 1873. p. 5940.
  6. ↑ "William Bealey Harrison - 1912 Obituary". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "No. 26828". The London Gazette. 2 March 1897. p. 1238.
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