Harry Gorringe

Harry Gorringe
Personal information
Full name
Harrison Reginald Gorringe
Born(1928-03-07)7 March 1928Carlisle, Western Australia
Died25 June 2017(2017-06-25) (aged 89)Cottesloe, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1958/59Western Australia
Career statistics
CompetitionFirst-class
Matches28
Runs scored228
Batting average7.12
100s/50s0/0
Top score25
Balls bowled5,942
Wickets89
Bowling average34.88
5 wickets in innings2
10 wickets in match1
Best bowling8/56
Catches/stumpings12/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 4 January 2016

Harrison Reginald Gorringe (7 March 1928 – 25 June 2017[1]) was a first-class cricketer who played for Western Australia from 1951 to 1958.

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Gorringe was a regular member of the West Australian team for eight seasons. His best performance came in the Sheffield Shield in 1952-53 when he took 3 for 82 and 8 for 56 against Queensland at the WACA in Perth.[2] He began the Queensland second innings by taking four wickets before conceding a run, and later took three wickets in one over.[3]

In a long career at Perth Cricket Club, Gorringe took 550 wickets from 1945 to 1962. He is a member of the Perth CC Team of the Century.

References

  1. ^"Harry Gorringe". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^"Western Australia v Queensland 1952-53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^Wisden 1954, p. 844.