Calvin Harrison (cricketer)

Calvin Grant Harrison (born 29 April 1998) is a South African-born English cricketer.

Calvin Harrison

Personal information
Full name	Calvin Grant Harrison
Born	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 27) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019	Oxford MCCU
2020	Hampshire
2021–present	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 31)
2021–2023	Manchester Originals
2024-present	Trent Rockets
2025	→ Northamptonshire (loan)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 29 9 75 Runs scored 917 128 311 Batting average 26.20 16.00 11.96 100s/50s 1/3 0/0 0/0 Top score 122 41 23 Balls bowled 4,508 385 1,232 Wickets 74 7 65 Bowling average 33.70 51.42 24.76 5 wickets in innings 2 0 1 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 7/119 2/48 5/11 Catches/stumpings 51/– 7/– 46/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2025

Biography

Harrison was born at Durban and was educated in England at King's College, Taunton. From King's he went up to Oxford Brookes University.^[1] While studying at Oxford Brookes, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford MCCU in 2019, playing against Middlesex and Hampshire.^{[2][notes 1]} He scored 65 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 37 not out.^[3] With his leg break and googly bowling, he took 3 wickets with best figures of 1 for 30.^[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 September 2020, for Hampshire in the 2020 t20 Blast.^[5]

On 8 June 2021, Harrison signed for Nottinghamshire on a three-month contract.^[6] A month later this was extended to a two-year deal.^[7][8] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[9]

Harrison made his First Class debut for Nottinghamshire against Essex in May 2023^[10][11] and penned a further three-year contract with the club in July that year.^[10][11][12] He joined Northamptonshire on a two-match loan in April 2025.^[13] On his Northamptonshire debut against Lancashire at Old Trafford, he took 10 wickets in a match for the first time, bagging 11 for 153 including a to-date career best of 7 for 119 in the second innings.^[14][15] Having extended his loan agreement,^[16] Harrison made his maiden first-class century for Northamptonshire against Kent at the Spitfire Ground on 1 July 2025, scoring 122.^[17][18]

Notes

1. Oxford MCCU differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.