Glamorgan Bowler Harris Retires From Cricket

Glamorgan seam bowler James Harris has retired from cricket pinch contiguous effect, saying looks guardant to enjoying "the crippled from nan different broadside of nan boundary".

The 35-year-old was 4 years into his second stint astatine his boyhood county, wherever he started his profession backmost successful 2007.

Harris burst connected to nan segment arsenic a teenager, making his debut aged conscionable 16 and becoming nan first 17-year-old to return a seven-wicket haul successful nan County Championship.

The Welshman was portion of nan England squad for nan Under-19 World Cup successful 2008 and later represented England Lions.

Harris said: "It's difficult to afloat definitive what nan crippled has fixed me. From starting retired arsenic a 16-year-old pinch a dream to playing professionally for complete 2 decades.

"I consciousness incredibly fortunate for nan travel I've been on. Cricket has shaped truthful overmuch of my life."

Club head of cricket Mark Wallace said: "I've been fortunate to person known James passim his cricketing journey. While nan performances connected nan section will speak for themselves it is his effect disconnected nan section which will beryllium arsenic missed.

"James has been a superb domiciled exemplary throughout, played nan crippled successful an fantabulous tone and done everything successful his powerfulness to elevate those astir him. The crippled is losing 1 of its best.

"The nine wishes James thing but nan champion for his adjacent section and we look guardant to welcoming him backmost to Sophia Gardens successful nan future."