Ben Zinzan Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a retired New Zealand

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who played

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and Otago cricket teams between 1988 and 1995. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15

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matches, scoring over 1,500 first-class runs at a batting average of 26.72 runs per inning, including scoring three centuries. His father,

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, played

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, as did his more successful brother, Chris Harris, who played 23 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for his country. Following cricket, Harris began a radio broadcasting career for 23 years at

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. He has since worked as an auctioneer for Baileys Real Estate in Christchurch.

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* 1964 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1960s-stub