Chris Harris
82New Zealand · AR · 1990 to 2004 · on scorecards: CZ Harris
BATTING
- Matches
- 250
- Innings
- 213
- Runs
- 4379
- Average
- 29
- Strike rate
- 66.51
- High score
- 130
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 16
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 203
- Average
- 37.5
- Economy
- 4.28
- Strike rate
- 52.5
- Best figures
- 5/42
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 96 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 37
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chris Harris played 250 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2004. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with a score of 17 and 1 wicket, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,519 runs at 31.1 in 141 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 130 from 124 balls against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1996, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 42 against Pakistan at Jinnah Stadium in 1996.
In all: 1 hundred, 16 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 34.3 across 94 ODIs; away it was 27.6 across 71 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 887 runs at 38.6 in 38 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 26 ODIs and 534 runs at 35.6. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 99 of the ODIs Chris Harris played and lost 134.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 250 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 124 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
| 77* | 102 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1997 | Tied/NR |
| 68* | 68 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 1992 | Lost |
| 63* | 92 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 62* | 118 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/42 | 10 | Pakistan | Jinnah Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
| 4/7 | 3.1 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 4/40 | 9.3 | India | Lancaster Park | 1999 | Won |
| 3/15 | 4 | Zimbabwe | McLean Park | 1992 | Won |
| 3/20 | 10 | England | McLean Park | 1997 | Tied/NR |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 38 | 887 | 38.57 | 1/4 | 31 | 37.52 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 654 | 24.22 | 0/1 | 26 | 43.35 |
| India | 34 | 407 | 20.35 | 0/1 | 24 | 37.08 |
| Sri Lanka | 33 | 660 | 33.00 | 0/3 | 30 | 38.87 |
| South Africa | 32 | 554 | 30.78 | 0/2 | 20 | 52.25 |
| England | 24 | 394 | 23.18 | 0/1 | 20 | 33.70 |
| West Indies | 22 | 320 | 22.86 | 0/1 | 22 | 30.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 410 | 58.57 | 0/3 | 19 | 38.79 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 47 | 11.75 | 0/0 | 2 | 36.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 38 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 1.75 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 1,717 | 34.34 | 0/9 | 94 | 29.73 |
| Away | 71 | 1,215 | 27.61 | 0/5 | 57 | 40.39 |
| Neutral | 85 | 1,447 | 25.39 | 1/2 | 52 | 48.38 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141 | 2,519 | 31.10 | 1/9 | 132 | 34.74 |
| 2000s | 109 | 1,860 | 26.57 | 0/7 | 71 | 42.63 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 26 | 534 | 35.60 | 0/4 | 28 | 27.43 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 20 | 411 | 25.69 | 0/1 | 13 | 50.08 |
| McLean Park | 17 | 185 | 23.13 | 0/0 | 17 | 23.76 |
| Lancaster Park | 16 | 491 | 61.38 | 0/3 | 16 | 35.19 |
| Basin Reserve | 12 | 172 | 24.57 | 0/0 | 13 | 28.62 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 8 | 184 | 30.67 | 0/1 | 9 | 29.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1990 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2004 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 November 1969
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,583
- Ducks
- 12
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 52.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 63.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 32.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 26.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 387 balls faced in that period.
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