Harry William Podmore (born 23 July 1994) is an English professional

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er who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. A right-arm

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bowler who

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right-handed, he played youth cricket for

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and made his debut for the county in 2014 before spending time on loan with Glamorgan,

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and

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over the next two seasons. He made his

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debut on 1 May 2016 in the

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Webb N (2016
County Championship: Coles and Claydon put Kent on top

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, 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-04. and played for

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between 2018 and 2022; he was awarded his

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in 2019 and left the county at the end of the 2022 season, moving to Glamorgan.Reeves T (2022
Bowler Harry Podmore leaves Kent a year ahead of end of his current deal and signs for Glamorgan on 'multi-year contract'

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, 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

Early life

Podmore was born at Hammersmith and educated at Twyford High School.Harry Podmore
CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-04-04.Harry Podmore
Middlesex County Cricket Club, via CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-04. He began playing cricket at

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and played for Middlesex from under-15 level onwards, as part of the Middlesex Academy in 2011 and 2012. He was part of the MCC Young Cricketers programme at Lord's and signed his first professional contract with Middlesex in September 2013.Harry Podmore: Fast bowler signs two-year Middlesex deal

, 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-04.Middlesex sign MCC YC on two year deal
Lord's, 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

Senior cricket career

Podmore made his Middlesex debut as a 19-year old in the

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against

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,T20 Blast: Tim Phillips the hero as Essex beat Middlesex in thriller

, 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-04-04. after a poor run of results for the team led to changes in the side. Podmore took his opportunity as Middlesex's lead bowlers were kept out of the T20 side during the summer and went on to play in the

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50 over competition later in the season.Wigmore T (2014
Podmore takes chance amid Middlesex struggle
CricInfo, 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2018-04-04.Kosky B (2014
Middlesex youngster enjoys pressure of Twenty20 death bowling
''Ham & High'', 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-04. After taking 13 wickets in the same number of matches he extended his contract with Middlesex at the end of the season.Harry Podmore: Middlesex bowler extends contract until 2016

, 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2018-04-04. He played in only five T20 matches the following season for the First XI, but took 42 wickets for the Middlesex Second XI and his contract was once again extended at the end of the season.Middlesex: Harry Podmore and Tom Helm extend contracts

, 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2018-04-04. At the start of the 2016 season, Podmore joined Glamorgan on loan for the first six games of the

season.Glamorgan sign Middlesex bowler Harry Podmore on loan

, 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2017-08-28. He played in four County Championship matches for the Welsh county, making his first-class debut against Kent at the

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at the beginning of May. After returning to Middlesex he made four County Championship appearances for the county as they won the Championship. In April 2017 he returned to Glamorgan on loan,Harry Podmore: Glamorgan sign Middlesex seamer on loan for second time

, 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-08-27. playing twice for the county before returning to Middlesex.Rayner S (2017
Durham loan Middlesex's Harry Podmore for rest of season
''Chronicle Live'', 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-28. After playing four one-day matches for Middlesex, he briefly joined Durham on loan during August 2017 to play for their Second XI with the possibility of a permanent move,Middlesex bowler Harry Podmore joins Durham on loan
''Ealing Times'', 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2018-04-04. before joining Derbyshire on a 28-day loan later the same month.Harry Podmore: Derbyshire sign Middlesex seamer on 28-day loan

, 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2107-08-28. After the 2017 season Podmore had surgery to release a trapped nerve in his bowling elbow and spent time in South Africa playing for Union Cricket Club in Port Elizabeth.Dobell G (2018
Kent move for Middlesex's Podmore
CricInfo, 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-04-03.Kent County Cricket Club (2018
Podmore: Kent has a good vibe
(YouTube video), 2018-04-03. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.Upton C (2018

Union Cricket Club, 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-04-04. In April 2018 Podmore left Middlesex to join Kent on what was reported to be a three-year contract.Kent sign paceman Harry Podmore
Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.Kent Cricket sign Harry Podmore from Middlesex
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'', 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03. Podmore had an agreement with Middlesex that he could move to another county if a suitable contract became available.Harry Podmore: Kent sign pace bowler after he leaves Middlesex

, 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03. Podmore's first season with Kent was branded as "successful".Fordham J (2018
Harry Podmore signs contract extension with Kent
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'', 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05. He played in each of Kent's County Championship matches, taking 43 County Championship wickets at an

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of 23.30 runs per wicket. He was the county's second leading wicket-taker in the Championship as the side won promotion from Division Two and took his best first-class figures of 6/36 against Middlesex, his first five-wicket haul.Roller M (2018
Kent complete Lord's pick-me-up as Podmore hounds former county
CricInfo, 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-11-05. At the end of the season he signed a contract extension, keeping him under contract at Kent until the end of the 2021 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Podmore, Harry 1994 births Living people Cricketers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham People from Hammersmith English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Derbyshire cricketers