Anna Harris
{{Short description|English cricket umpire and cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{about|the English cricketer|the American civic leader|Anna Harris Stein}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Anna Harris
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| fullname = Anna Yolanda Harris
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg break
| role = Bowler
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| umpire = true
| country = England
| club1 = Buckinghamshire
| year1 = 2012–2014
| club2 = Berkshire
| year2 = 2015–2017
| club3 = Buckinghamshire
| year3 = {{nowrap|2018–2020}}
| club4 = Wales
| year4 = 2021
| t20isumpired = 8
| umpt20idebutyr = 2024
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| wtestsumpired = 2
| umpwtestdebutyr = 2022
| umpwtestlastyr = 2023
| wodisumpired = 23
| umpwodidebutyr = 2021
| umpwodilastyr = 2025
| wt20isumpired = 27
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2023
| umpwt20ilastyr = 2025
| listaumpired = 12
| umplistadebutyr = 2022
| umplistalastyr = 2024
|source=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/496/496971/496971.html CricketArchive
|date= 22 June 2023
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Anna Yolanda Harris (born 15 October 1998) is an English cricket umpire and cricketer.{{Cite web|title=Player Profile: Anna Harris |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/anna-harris-914683|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}
Harris began umpiring top-level cricket in 2020, and umpired her first international match in 2021. She has also played domestic cricket for Wales, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.{{Cite web|title=Player Profile: Anna Harris |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/496/496971/496971.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=CricketArchive|language=en}}
Personal life
In 2021, Harris was a 2nd-year medical student at Cardiff University, as well as serving as a healthcare support worker, including treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19.{{Cite web|title=Anna Harris is flying the flag for women umpires everywhere|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anna-harris-and-claire-polosak-talk-about-the-challenges-of-umpiring-1254287|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}
Career
She pursued her interest in the sport of cricket from when she was just five years old. She was inspired to take up the sport by one of her teachers who brought cricket kit out in order to entertain the students during a rainy day at her primary school. She soon urged her mother Yolanda to sign her up in order to play for a local club. She was later encouraged to pursue an umpiring course by her mother, who was also an umpire by profession.{{Cite web|title=Inspirational female umpire Anna Harris tells her story|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2152791|access-date=2021-09-20|website=English Cricket Board|language=en}}
In May 2021, she, alongside Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper, created history by becoming the first-all female umpiring duo ever in ECB Premier League history when they officiated together in a West of England Premier League match between Downend CC and Bedminster in Gloucestershire.{{Cite web|title=Two women to stand as umpires in ECB Premier League match|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/two-women-to-stand-as-umpires-in-ecb-premier-league-match-1263021|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}{{Cite web|title='Brilliant' experience for umpires Yvonne and Anna|website= Gloucestershire Cricket Board|date= 17 May 2021|url=https://gloucestershirecricketboard.com/brilliant-experience-for-umpires-yvonne-and-anna/|access-date=2021-09-20|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=ECB Premier League appoints first all-female umpiring team|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12306124/ecb-premier-league-appoints-first-all-female-umpiring-team|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Myers|first=Rebecca|title=The record-breaking female umpire duo with huge ambitions for the game|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/the-record-breaking-female-umpire-duo-with-huge-ambitions-for-the-game-xbbzm2636|access-date=2021-09-20|issn=0140-0460}}
She officiated as one of the umpires in the inaugural edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2020. She was also chosen to officiate in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She has also served as an umpire in the South Wales Premier League, the Thames Valley League, and completed a season in Melbourne. She also officiated in few matches of the inaugural edition of The Hundred in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Young Cricket Officials - Creating a new wave of officials|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/video/2142053|access-date=2021-09-20|website=The Hundred|date=14 May 2021 |language=en}}
She became the youngest ever umpire to officiate in an international cricket match at the age of 22 during the bilateral women's ODI series between England and New Zealand in September 2021.{{Cite web|title=England Women 197 vs New Zealand Women 169 {{!}} 2nd ODI {{!}} ICC|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/match/31736|access-date=2021-09-20|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 2nd ODI 2021 - Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-women-tour-of-england-2021-1260090/england-women-vs-new-zealand-women-2nd-odi-1260104/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}
She umpired with Rob White in a men's 50-over match, Kent v Leicestershire, on Sunday 6 August 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/one-day-cup/matches/36037#overview | title=England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - the Official Website of the ECB }}
In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/all-female-panel-of-match-officials-announced-for-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=All-female panel of match officials announced for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Cricinfo|id=914683}}
- {{CricketArchive|id=496971}}
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Category:Buckinghamshire women cricketers
Category:Berkshire women cricketers
Category:Wales women cricketers
Category:English cricket umpires
Category:Women cricket umpires
Category:English women referees and umpires
Category:People from High Wycombe
Category:Cricketers from Buckinghamshire