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| Born | Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Leg spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932/33–1935/36 | Sind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1937/38 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938/1939 | Sind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939/40 | Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,28 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacob Harris was a first-class cricketer and sports coach from Karachi,Pakistan.
He was born in Karachi,when it was still part of British India. He studied at St Patrick's High School,Karachi. He played cricket as a right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played for the Sindh main first-class team from 1932/33 to 1938/39 and the Maharashtra main first-class team from 1936/37 and 1939/40. [1] Between 1932 and 1943 he played 25 first-class matches. [2] Between 1953 and 1957 he umpired six first-class matches as well. [3]
He coached Wallis Mathias,Antao D'Souza,Khalid Wazir,Wasim Bari,Rashid Israr,all who became Test cricketers for Pakistan. [4]
The undisputed fastest human in Pakistan John Permal attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris. [5]
The Jacob Harris Shield Inter School Cricket Tournament was started in his honour in Karachi in 2009. Forty schools participated in the tournament. [6]
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