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'''Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris''' (18 July 1927, [[Christchurch]], New Zealand – 1 December 1991, Christchurch) was a [[New Zealand]] [[cricket]]er who played in 9 [[Test cricket|Tests]] between 1955 and 1965.
'''Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris''' (18 July 1927, [[Christchurch]], New Zealand – 1 December 1991, Christchurch) was a [[New Zealand]] [[cricket]]er who played in 9 [[Test cricket|Tests]] between 1955 and 1965.


Harris had two sons who played [[first-class cricket]]: [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]], who went on to represent [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]], and [[Ben Harris (cricketer)|Ben Harris]] who played for Canterbury and Otago. The unusual name of Zinzan – thought to be of Indian origin – is shared by several members of the Harris and related families: both Chris and Ben Harris have Zinzan as a middle name.
==Domestic career==
Harris had two sons who played [[first-class cricket]]: [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]], who went on to represent [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]], and [[Ben Harris (cricketer)|Ben Harris]] who played for Canterbury and Otago.

The unusual name of Zinzan – thought to be of Indian origin – is shared by several members of the Harris and related families: both Chris and Ben Harris have Zinzan as a middle name.


==International centuries==
==International centuries==
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Revision as of 07:53, 22 April 2017

Zin Harris
Personal information
Full name
Parke Gerald Zinzan Harris
Born(1927-07-18)18 July 1927
Christchurch, Canterbury
Died1 December 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 64)
Christchurch, Canterbury
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsBen Harris (son)
Chris Harris (son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 72)13 October 1955 v Pakistan
Last Test29 January 1965 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–64Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 9 69
Runs scored 378 3,126
Batting average 22.23 28.16
100s/50s 1/1 5/13
Top score 101 118
Balls bowled 42 1,818
Wickets 0 21
Bowling average 30.80
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/8
Catches/stumpings 6/– 37/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2015

Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris (18 July 1927, Christchurch, New Zealand – 1 December 1991, Christchurch) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 9 Tests between 1955 and 1965.

Harris had two sons who played first-class cricket: Chris Harris, who went on to represent New Zealand, and Ben Harris who played for Canterbury and Otago. The unusual name of Zinzan – thought to be of Indian origin – is shared by several members of the Harris and related families: both Chris and Ben Harris have Zinzan as a middle name.

International centuries

Test centuries

Test centuries of Zin Harris
No Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
[1] 101 6  South Africa South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground 1962 Won