Stuart Charles Harrison (born 21 September 1951) is a former

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er. Harrison was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in

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, Monmouthshire. Harrison made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against

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in the

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. He made four further first-class appearances for Glamorgan, the last of which came against

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in the

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. In his role as a bowler, Harrison took 7 wickets in his five first-class matches, which came at an

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of 44.85, with best figures of 3/55. His

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debut came in the

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against

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. He made nine further List A appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the

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. In his ten List A matches, he took 10 wickets at an average of 34.70, with best figures of 3/47. With the bat, he scored 57 runs at a

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of 19.00, with a high score of 20

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. While playing for Glamorgan between 1971 and 1974 he was training to become a teacher. He has also served on the Glamorgan committee He is the father of

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and Adam Harrison, both of whom have played for Glamorgan.

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