George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
British amateur cricketer, colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay (1851-1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lord Harris" redirects here. For other people known as Lord Harris, see Lord Harris (disambiguation).
Colonel George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris, GCSI, GCIE, CB, TD, ADC[1] (3 February 1851 – 24 March 1932), generally known as Lord Harris, was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay, best known for developing cricket administration via Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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Full name | George Robert Canning Harris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1851-02-03)3 February 1851 St Ann's, Trinidad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 March 1932(1932-03-24) (aged 81) Throwley, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service/ | British Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1880s - 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel Assistant Adjutant General | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles Imperial Yeomanry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Second Boer War | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 13) | 2 January 1879 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 August 1884 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1870–1911 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1871–1895 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1871–1874 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 8 February 2015 |
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An English amateur cricketer, from 1870 to 1889, Lord Harris played for Kent and England, captaining both teams. He was President of the Kent County Football Association between 1881 and 1908, as well as serving as a government minister from 1885 to 1900.