Jacob Harris was a first-class cricketer and sports coach from

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. He was born in Karachi, when it was still part of British India. He studied at

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. He played

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as a right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played for the

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main first-class team from 1932/33 and 1938/39 and the

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main first-class team from 1936/37 and 1939/40. Between 1932 and 1943 he played 25 first-class matches. Between 1953 and 1957 he umpired six first-class matches as well. He coached

Wallis Mathias Wallis Mathias (4 February 1935 – 1 September 1994) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Test matches from 1955 to 1962. A Catholic, he was the first non-Muslim cricketer to play for Pakistan. He belonged to Karachi's Goan community. ...

, Antao D'Souza, Khalid Wazir, Wasim Bari,

Rashid Israr Rashid Israr (born 1 July 1953) is an Indian-born Pakistani retired cricketer. He played for 16 seasons in domestic cricket, between 1971 and 1987, as a specialist batter who often kept wicket. Israr scored eleven centuries during his career and ...

, all who became Test cricketers for Pakistan. The undisputed fastest human in Pakistan John Permal attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris. The Jacob Harris Shield Inter School Cricket Tournament was started in his honour in Karachi in 2009. Forty schools participated in the tournament.''The Nation'' April 25, 2009
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