Roger Harman

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Roger Harman
Personal information
Born (1941-12-28) 28 December 1941 (age 81)
Hersham, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches1441
Runs scored9490
Batting average 9.98
100s/50s0/0–/–
Top score34
Balls bowled2105153
Wickets 3783
Bowling average 23.7416.66
5 wickets in innings 180
10 wickets in match3
Best bowling8/123/50
Catches/stumpings 84/–0/–

Roger Harman (born 28 December 1941 in Hersham) is a former English first-class cricketer. He played with Surrey from 1961 until 1968 and also represented the International Cavaliers.

He played in four first-class matches in 1961 and in five the following year. In 1963 he played in 13 fixtures, and took a hat-trick against Kent at Blackheath. With Tony Lock having left Surrey, 1964 was Harman's first full season, and he took 136 wickets at 21.01. His innings figures included 8/12 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and 8/32 against Kent. Towards the end of the season his spin partner was the seventeen-year-old off-spinner Pat Pocock.

However he found the high expectations aroused by his success imposed enormous pressure on him, and from that point his performances declined. He managed 63 wickets the following year, 50 in 1966 and only 18 in 1967, by which time he was no longer a first team regular.

In 1968 he managed 48 wickets, largely thanks to a spinner-friendly pitch at Ilkeston, where he took 6 for 97 and 8 for 16 (including a hat-trick) against Derbyshire. [1] But four further appearances produced only two more wickets and he was not retained on Surrey's staff at the end of the season.

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References

  1. "Derbyshire v Surrey 1968". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.