Joseph Vikram Harris (born 16 August 1965) is an Indian-born Canadian

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand offbreak bowler. Having played cricket since the mid-eighties, including a handful of matches for Barbados he became the leader of the Canadian cricket team in 2003, captaining them into the

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. He made himself a renowned name for the Canadian team in the Toronto Leagues, leading them to victory in the first Americas Cup. He originally planned to retire after the World Cup, but was lured back for the 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge owing to the absence of John Davison. Canada lost all their games in that tournament, and Harris has not played since. Harris has a daughter, Erika.

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* 1965 births Barbados cricketers Canadian cricketers Canadian cricket captains Canada One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Indian emigrants to Canada Living people Anglo-Indian people Canadian people of Anglo-Indian descent Cricketers from Chennai Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-cricket-bio-stub