Ben Harris (cricketer)

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ben Harris

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| fullname = Ben Zinzan Harris

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|02|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

| family = {{ubl|Zin Harris (father)|Chris Harris (brother)}}

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Canterbury

| year1 = 1988/89

| club2 = Otago

| year2 = {{nowrap|1989/90–1990/91}}

| club3 = Canterbury

| year3 = 1991/92–1994/95

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 29 January

| debutyear1 = 1989

| debutfor1 = Canterbury

| debutagainst1 = Pakistanis

| lastdate1 = 14 December

| lastyear1 = 1995

| lastfor1 = Canterbury

| lastagainst1 = Northern Districts

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 31 December

| debutyear2 = 1991

| debutfor2 = Canterbury

| debutagainst2 = Northern Districts

| lastdate2 = 18 December

| lastyear2 = 1994

| lastfor2 = Canterbury

| lastagainst2 = Northern Districts

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 35

| runs1 = 1,577

| bat avg1 = 22.72

| 100s/50s1 = 3/5

| top score1 = 141*

| deliveries1 = 536

| wickets1 = 6

| bowl avg1 = 48.83

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/13

| catches/stumpings1 = 28/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 15

| runs2 = 163

| bat avg2 = 20.37

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 55*

| deliveries2 = 138

| wickets2 = 8

| bowl avg2 = 58.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/19

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| date = 8 May

| year = 2009

| source = http://content.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37279.html CricInfo

}}

Ben Zinzan Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first class cricket for Canterbury and Otago between the 1988–89 season and 1994–95. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches, scoring over 1,500 first-class runs at a batting average of 26.72 runs per inning, including scoring three centuries.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18617/18617.html Ben Harris], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-12-21. {{subscription}}[http://content.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37279.html Ben Harris], CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

Harris was born at Christchurch in 1964 and educated at Waitaki Boys' High School.McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 63. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.) His father, Zin Harris, played Test cricket for New Zealand, as did his brother, Chris Harris. After playing Second XI matches for Canterbury during the 1987–88 season, Harris made his representative debut the following season. He made three first-class appearances for the side before moving to play for Otago the following season.

After two seasons in Otago, in which he played 18 first-class matches and scored over 800 runs, including his highest first-class score of 141 not out, Harris moved back to Canterbury in 1991–92. He played until the end of the 1994–95 season, after which he began a radio broadcasting career at More FM. He has since worked as a manager for the station and as an auctioneer for Baileys Real Estate in Christchurch.{{cn|date=January 2024}} He has also acted as a selector for the Canterbury side.