William Henry Harris (30 December 1883 – 14 October 1967) was an English first-class

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er who played in 12 matches for

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between 1904 and 1919. He was born in

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and died at Shabani, Rhodesia. His brother Archibald Harris also played first-class cricket for Warwickshire. Harris was a right-handed batsman sometimes used as an opener and a wicketkeeper. He played single matches for Warwickshire in both 1904 and 1905, returned for five games in 1907, mostly when

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was required for Test matches, and then came back for a further five games a dozen years later in 1919.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, William 1883 births 1967 deaths English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Sportspeople from Rugby, Warwickshire