Daniel Joseph Harris (born 31 December 1979) is an Australian former

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er who played for

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, Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Renegades and the Deccan Chargers. Harris retired from professional cricket in 2014 to become a full-time doctor.

Playing career

Harris is a regular player for South Australia in all 3 forms of the game and played a pivotal role in helping the Redbacks win the 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. His outstanding season was rewarded by being named the Australian Cricketers Association's Twenty20 Player of the Year. Harris was picked up by

Deccan Chargers Deccan Chargers (also sometimes known as the Chargers) is a defunct cricket franchise that competed in the Indian Premier League. It was based in the city of Hyderabad. The franchise was one of the eight inaugural members of the IPL in 2008 and ...

to play in

Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based Professional sports league organization, fr ...

during the 2012 IPL player auction. Harris also signed with the

Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competit ...

for the second season of the

Big Bash League The Big Bash League (BBL), also known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia. Established in 2011 by Cricket Australia, the Big Bash League replaced the previous competitio ...

in 2012.

Personal life

Harris is a qualified medical doctor.

References

1979 births Living people Australian medical doctors Cricketers from Adelaide Australian cricketers Adelaide Strikers cricketers Deccan Chargers cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in India Khulna Tigers cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in Bangladesh Melbourne Renegades cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Ruhuna Royals cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in Sri Lanka South Australia cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1970s-stub