Douglas James Harris (born 20 December 1962) is a former Australian

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er. From

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, Harris excelled at junior levels, and represented the Australian national under-19 cricket team in a three-

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series during the 1980–81 season. He was named Man of the Series after scoring 195 runs from five innings. From the early 1980s, Harris was regularly selected in state colts and second XI matches, though

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was generally the first-choice wicket-keeper at state level. In a

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match against

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during the 1985–86 season, Western Australia's wicket-keeper Michael Cox was unavailable to keep wicket in South Australia's second innings. Despite not having been named twelfth man, Harris

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for Cox as wicket-keeper, and recorded two stumpings off the bowling of Wayne Andrews. However, these dismissals are not included in his career records. Harris continued to occasionally play in colts and second XI matches throughout the late 1980s. His sole match at first-class level came during the 1990–91 season, in a Sheffield Shield match against

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. In the match, held at

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in February 1991, Harris played as a specialist batsman, opening the batting with Mark Lavender in both innings. He was dismissed for a

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in the first innings, but scored 23 runs in the second innings as part of a 61-run opening stand with Lavender (113*). At

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level, Harris played for both Southern Districts (later Willetton) and Subiaco-Floreat. After retiring, he has filled several positions with the

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(WACA) at various stages, including manager and coach of the state under-19 team, coach of the state second XI, state selector, state high-performance manager, and state talent manager. As state coaching manager, he was also involved in launching the Dennis Lillee Fast Bowling Academy in 2002.Dennis Lillee Fast Bowling Academy set to bolster WA's fast bowling stocks
– ESPNcricinfo, Published 11 June 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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