Harry Price
Cricket Player
1923 – 1991
Who was Harry Price?
Reuben Henry "Harry" Price was an Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield.
Price was born in London in 1923, with his family emigrating to Australia a few years later, settling in Margaret River, Western Australia. One of his younger brothers, Wally Price, played football for West Perth, and represented Western Australia at football.
Price, who usually opening the bowling, was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and one of Western Australia's best from the 1950s. He was at his peak in the 1950/51 Sheffield Shield season, when he took 24 wickets at 18.41, which was twice as many as the state's next best Charlie Puckett and equal fifth most by any bowler that summer.
In Western Australia's home match against Queensland that season, Price had a large role in a tense 19 runs win, despite coming into the side due to an injury. He took 5 for 68 in the first innings, with the fifth wicket coming from a hit wicket. Earlier in the innings, off his first three overs of the match, Price had three catches dropped off his bowling. Chasing 229 for victory, Queensland were well placed at 5-154, albeit with only 80 minutes remaining on the final day. After taking the new ball, Price dismissed all-rounder Colin McCool and wicket-keeper Ernest Toovey off successive deliveries. Queensland batsman Lawrence Chapman survived the hattrick but was trapped leg before wicket the very next ball to give Price a third wicket in the space of four balls. Price would secure the win soon after, dismissing Mick Raymer with just 16 minutes to spare, giving him a 10 wicket haul. It had been just his third first-class match for Western Australia and was the performance that secured a spot his spot in the team.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1923
London - Also known as
- Reuben Henry Price
- Reuben Henry "Harry" Price
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 26, 1991
Perth
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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