Jacob Harris (cricketer)

{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jacob Harris

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pakistan)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm Leg spin

| club1 = Sind

| year1 = 1932/33–1935/36

| club2 = Maharashtra

| year2 = 1936/37–1937/38

| club3 = Sind

| year3 = 1938/1939

| club4 = Maharashtra

| year4 = 1939/40

| columns = 1

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 25

| runs1 = 881

| bat avg1 = 22.58

| 100s/50s1 = 1/1

| top score1 = 100

| deliveries1 = 1,706

| wickets1 = 63

| bowl avg1 = 27.07

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/67

| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| source = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jacob-harris-29471 ESPNcricinfo]

| date = 28 October

| year = 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 and 1938/39 and the Maharashtra main first-class team from 1936/37 and 1939/40.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39133/39133.html CricketArchive website]

Between 1932 and 1943 he played 25 first-class matches.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39133/First-Class_Matches.html CricketArchive website]

Between 1953 and 1957 he umpired six first-class matches as well.{{Cite web |url=http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/39/39133/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |title=Cricket World website |access-date=2012-03-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714021021/http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/39/39133/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |archive-date=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead }}

He coached Wallis Mathias, Antao D'Souza, Khalid Wazir, Wasim Bari, Rashid Israr, all who became Test cricketers for Pakistan.The Christian Voice 10 October 1999

The undisputed fastest human in Pakistan John Permal attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris.[http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/080821/review5.htm Dawn August 21, 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524145123/http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/080821/review5.htm |date=May 24, 2012 }}

The Jacob Harris Shield Inter School Cricket Tournament was started in his honour in Karachi in 2009. Forty schools participated in the tournament.[https://www.nation.com.pk/25-Apr-2009/fahad-academy-wins-jacob-harris-shield-inter-school-cricket The Nation April 25, 2009]