William Harrison (cricketer, born 1838)
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Norton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Wall, Staffordshire, England
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| Full name | William Bealey Harrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1838 Norton Hall, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1912 (aged 74) Wall, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Harrison (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.
The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838. He was educated at Rugby School.[1] Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860.[2] Shortly after he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South in 1861 at The Oval and 1862 at Nottingham.[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863,[4] later resigning his commission in December 1873.[5] He was in business in the coal mining industry in Walsall, in addition to being a member of the Mining Association of Great Britain for many years.[6] Harrison served as the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1897.[7] He died in March 1912 at Wall, Staffordshire. His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.