Harry Fraser Houillon (born 12 December 2001) is an English

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er. He made his first-class cricket debut for

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against

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on 11 July 2021 in the

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following a member of the county’s First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county’s previous match to all self-isolate. As a result a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county. Houillon was born at Greenwich in London in 2001 and was educated at Sevenoaks School before going up to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was considered the school's "outstanding performer" in 2018, scoring over 400 runs at an average of over 80 runs and innings, including a century against MCC.Henderson D (2019
Schools cricket in 2018
'' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021. He plays club cricket for Sevenoaks Vine and appeared in Kent's age-group squads between 2016 and 2019 and the county Second XI in 2019. After going up to Cambridge he played for both the University side and

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in 2021, winning a cricket blue in the 2021 University Match.Harry Houillon
CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2021. .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Houillon, Harry 2001 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers People from Greenwich