Donald Peter Harkness (13 February 1931 – 2 September 2021) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played in thirteen matches for Worcestershire in 1954.[1]
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| Full name | Donald Peter Harkness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1931 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 2021 (aged 90) Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 3 October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The highlight of Harkness' short first-class career came against Cambridge University in late June 1954, when he hit 163 in two and three-quarter hours, by a long way his highest score in first-class cricket. Worcestershire nevertheless lost the match.[2][3] He also played Birmingham League cricket for Kidderminster.[4] In Sydney senior cricket in the 1950s and 1960s, Harkness scored 1612 runs and claimed 168 wickets in First Grade with Gordon, St George and Sutherland.[5]
Harkness and his wife Eleanor, who predeceased him, had two daughters. He died in September 2021, aged 90.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Don Harkness". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Wisden 1955, p. 577.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Cambridge University in 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Worcestershire CCC condolences as former player Donald Harkness passes away". Worcestershire CCC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Vale Don Harkness". Stump to Stump. Retrieved 8 October 2021.