Ben William Harmison (born January 9, 1986, Ashington, Northumberland) is an English cricketer who plays First Class cricket for Durham. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ashington is a town in the Wansbeck district of Northumberland, England. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The former England Under-19 left handed batsman scored a century in his First Class debut in 2006. He finished the season with 563 runs at an average of 37. 53 with 2 hundreds, though both hundreds came in games outside the County Championship. He came on as a fielding replacement for his elder brother, during the third test match against the West Indies in 2007.
He is the younger brother of Steve Harmison. Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978 Ashington, Northumberland) is an England Cricketer and a leading Test match