Anna Harris

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Anna Harris
Personal information
Full nameAnna Yolanda Harris
Born (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 23)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2014Buckinghamshire
2015–2017Berkshire
2018–2020Buckinghamshire
2021–presentWales
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired2 (2021)
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2021

Anna Yolanda Harris (born 15 October 1998) is an English cricket umpire and cricketer.[1]

Harris began umpiring top-level cricket in 2020, and umpired her first international match in 2021. She also plays domestic cricket for Wales, having previously represented Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.[2]

She is also currently studying medicine at Cardiff University, as well as serving as a healthcare support worker, including treating patients who are diagnosed with COVID-19.[3]

Career[]

She pursued her interest in the sport of cricket from when she was just five years old. She was inspired to take up the sport by one of her teachers who brought cricket kit out in order to entertain the students during a rainy day at her primary school. She soon urged her mother Yolanda to sign her up in order to play for a local club. She was later encouraged to pursue an umpiring course by her mother, who was also an umpire by profession.[4]

In May 2021, she, alongside Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper, created history by becoming the first-all female umpiring duo ever in ECB Premier League history when they officiated together in a West of England Premier League match between Downend CC and Bedminster in Gloucestershire.[5][6][7][8]

She officiated as one of the umpires in the inaugural edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2020. She was also chosen to officiate in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[3] She has also served as an umpire in the South Wales Premier League, the Thames Valley League, and completed a season in Melbourne. She also officiated in few matches of the inaugural edition of The Hundred in 2021.[9]

She became the youngest ever umpire to officiate in an international cricket match at the age of 22 during the bilateral women's ODI series between England and New Zealand in September 2021.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Anna Harris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Anna Harris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "Anna Harris is flying the flag for women umpires everywhere". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ "Inspirational female umpire Anna Harris tells her story". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. ^ "Two women to stand as umpires in ECB Premier League match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. ^ "'Brilliant' experience for umpires Yvonne and Anna". Gloucestershire Cricket Board. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  7. ^ "ECB Premier League appoints first all-female umpiring team". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. ^ Myers, Rebecca. "The record-breaking female umpire duo with huge ambitions for the game". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  9. ^ "Young Cricket Officials - Creating a new wave of officials". The Hundred. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  10. ^ "England Women 197 vs New Zealand Women 169 | 2nd ODI | ICC". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  11. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 2nd ODI 2021 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

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