- Harry Halliday
Harry Halliday was a first class cricketer who played 182 games for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1938 and 1953. He also appeared in 3 games for the Combined Services, once for the M.C.C. and once for an 'over 33' side in first class cricket.He was born on February 9, 1920 in Pudsey, Yorkshire and died on August 27, 1967 in Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, aged just 47.
A more than useful county all rounder, Halliday scored 8,556 runs at 31.8 with 12 centuries to his name, including 3 against
Gloucestershire CCC . His highest score, 144, came againstDerbyshire CCC . He scored 54 fifties and took 144 catches. His more than occasional off breaks took 107 wickets at 29.91 with a best of 6 for 79 against Derbyshire. he also claimed 5 for 73 against Kent.He won his Yorkshire Cap in 1948. Many players with similar figures have won an England cap.
Geoff Miller , for example, played 34 Tests while averaging 26.49 with the bat and 27.98 with the ball in first class cricket. He scored 1,000 runs in a season 4 times, his best season coming in 1950 when he scored 1,484 runs at 38.05, although with only one century. After his retirement from the first class game he served as coach to Scarborough College and Scarborough C.C.References
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/14474.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29902/29902.html Cricket Archive Statistics]
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