Steve Harmison
England
Personal information
Full name	Stephen James Harmison
Nickname	Harmy
Born	23 October 1978 (1978-10-23) (age 29)
	Ashington, Northumberland, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 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 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 93 m)
Role	Fast bowler
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
International information
Test debut (cap 611)	8 August 2002: v India
Last Test	5 March 2008: v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 173)	17 December 2002: v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	21 October 2006: v Australia
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Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996 – present	Durham (squad no. Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of  10)
2007	MCC
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	57	46	147	109
Runs scored	642	67	1493	168
Batting average	11. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 06	7. 44	10. 02	7. 00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	42	13*	42	17
Balls bowled	12405	2443	28644	5381
Wickets	212	67	516	139
Bowling average	31. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 39	30. 70	28. 99	31. 56
5 wickets in innings	8	1	18	1
10 wickets in match	1	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	7/12	5/33	7/12	5/33
Catches/stumpings	7/–	8/–	24/–	18/–
As of 25 August 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 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 The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. He plays county cricket for Durham. County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of With his height (6'4") he can extract pace and bounce from most pitches. A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20 Until 2007, Harmison was one of England's leading attack bowlers, however recent form led to him being dropped from the team in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

Contents 1 International career 1.1 Initial selection 1.2 West Indies in 2004 1.3 Ashes tests 1.4 ODI retirement and Sri Lanka 2 Personal life 3 Notes 4 External links

International career

Initial selection

Harmison was first selected for an England squad in May 2000 during the tour to England by Zimbabwe, but did not play. The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. As part of an ECB National Academy touring team that also contained Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Robert Key, Harmison showed clear signs of his ability in the tour of Australia in 2001/2002. The National Cricket Performance Centre first came into existence in the winter of 2001-2002 and has been based at Loughborough University since 2003. Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test Cricketer He also plays County Robert William Trevor Key (born 12 May 1979 is an English Cricketer He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In August of 2002, Harmison made his Test match debut at Trent Bridge against India, replacing the injured Simon Jones. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Simon Philip Jones MBE (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh Cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County

Originally lacking somewhat in control, he bowled seven consecutive wides in the first match of the tour of Australia, against the ACB Chairman's XI's at Lilac Hill in 2002. In the Sport of Cricket, an extra is a run scored by a means other than a Batsman hitting the ball. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Lilac Hill is a picturesque Cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Guildford, where the Swan River wraps itself However, promising performances later in the tour saw him named in the World Cup squad, although he wasn't used in any of the matches. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. He was then awarded with a six month central contract by the ECB, but this was not renewed in September 2003. The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales.

Despite media complaints about his ability, he was named in the England squad for the winter tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, partially due to injuries to other players. Harmison gave a man-of-the-match performance in the opening Test against Bangladesh, taking 9 wickets for 79 on a slow wicket, before succumbing to a back injury and missing the matches against Sri Lanka. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. Despite the injury, he'd done enough to be selected for the winter tour to the West Indies, and it was there he sealed his arrival, taking 7 wickets at the cost of just 12 runs as the West Indies collapsed to their lowest ever Test total of 47 all out. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Harmison went on to win the Man-of-the-Series award after taking 23 wickets in the four Tests.

West Indies in 2004

With the West Indies touring England in 2004, it was expected that Harmison, who had also shone in the three-match Test series against New Zealand earlier in 2004, would again be England's lead bowler, and the West Indies captain Brian Lara went as far as suggesting that England had no plan B after Harmison. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969 ( nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince" is a However, Harmison was outshone by spin bowler Ashley Giles for the first three Tests, before he took 9 wickets in the final Test match. Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Ashley Fraser Giles MBE (born 19 March 1973 in Chertsey, Surrey) is a retired English Cricketer Giles played the entirety of his 14-year In that final match, he also punished the West Indies bowling with the bat, hitting three sixes and three fours in a brief innings ending at 34 not out. Harmison's bowling performance in this match took him to the top of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings. The ICC Player Rankings are a widely followed system of rankings for international Cricketers based on their recent performances In 2004, Harmison took 67 wickets in just 13 matches, at a superb average of 23. 92.

Harmison disappointed with the ball on the 2004/05 England tour of South Africa, taking just 9 wickets in the Test series at the extremely high average of 73. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa 22. During this series, he spoke frankly about his homesickness on foreign tours. However, his solid performances with the bat, including an innings high score of 42 in the 3rd Test, led some commentators to note, not altogether jokingly, that he was now making a case to be considered a tail all-rounder. Despite these disappointments, he was still named as one of five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack in 2005. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best

Ashes tests

In summer 2005 Harmison was part of the England team that regained The Ashes from Australia. The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing and storied Cricket rivalry between England and Australia. He started the series well, with a hostile opening spell in the 1st Test, and although later outshone by Flintoff and Jones, exerted pressure and claimed important wickets throughout. The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing and storied Cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is a Cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. Simon Philip Jones MBE (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh Cricketer who plays for Worcestershire County His most important and dazzling wicket some might say was the slower-ball yorker with which he bowled Michael Clarke. Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer Nicknamed 'Pup' 'Nemo' or 'Clarkey' he is a right-handed As the commentator Mark Nicholas said, 'Stephen Harmison, with a slower ball, one of the great balls. Given the batsmen, given the match, that is a staggering gamble that has paid off. . . ' Harmison also took the final wicket of Michael Kasprowicz the next day, caught behind by Geraint Jones, to turn around an almost certain 2-0 series deficit into a tied series and with it the momentum of the series. Michael Scott Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Cricketer He is a right arm Fast bowler, effective

In July 2006, during the series against Pakistan, Harmison took 6-19 off just 13 overs in the first innings as Pakistan were skittled for just 119. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. In the second he again shared the 10 wickets with Monty Panesar, taking 5-57. Monty Panesar (born Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire) is an English Cricketer A left-arm spinner, Panesar He thus took his first 10 wicket haul in a match, taking 11-76. This came in his 45th Test match, and was the best match bowling figures at Old Trafford since Jim Laker's famous 19-90, exactly 50 years previously. James Charles Laker ( February 9 1922 &ndash April 23 1986) was a Cricketer who played for England in the 1950s most famous

During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Harmison's form came under scrutiny, and he was dropped from England's final match against the West Indies. The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006

In November 2006, Harmison bowled the first ball of the eagerly awaited 2006-07 Ashes series at The Gabba in Brisbane, but humiliatingly erred by bowling a wide straight to Andrew Flintoff at second slip. The 'Gabba is a major sports Stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland His lacklustre opening spell seemed to set the tone for what proved to be a dismal first day of the series for England and for Harmison in particular. After another below par performance in Adelaide he would find some form in Perth with 4/48 in the 1st innings.

ODI retirement and Sri Lanka

On 21 December 2006, three months before the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Harmison announced his retirement from One Day International cricket after being left out of the squad for the one-day series in Australia. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. In October 2007, Harmison travelled to South Africa to play domestic cricket before heading to Sri Lanka as part of the England test squad. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island ^[1] After a shaky start, however, he suffered a back injury on the first day of the second warm up match, having taken one wicket. ^[2] He was not included in the squad for the first test, however he took three wickets in the second. ^[3]

Personal life

Stephen Harmison is married to Hayley and they have three daughters, Emily Alice, Abbie Meg and Isabel Grace, and a newborn son, Charlie. His younger brother Ben currently plays first class cricket for Durham County Cricket Club. Ben William Harmison (born January 9, 1986, Ashington, Northumberland) is an English Cricketer who plays First Class cricket for Durham First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of

In the 2006 New Year Honours List, Stephen Harmison was awarded the MBE for his role in the successful 2005 Ashes squad. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom.

As a teenager, Harmison played for his local football team, Ashington A.F.C., before deciding to concentrate on cricket. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Ashington AFC is an English Association football club based in Ashington, Northumberland. ^[4]

Notes

External links

• Player Profile: Steve Harmison from Cricinfo

Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users

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