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William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.

The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838. He was educated at Rugby School. Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860. Shortly after he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South in 1861 at The Oval and 1862 at Nottingham. He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863, later resigning his commission in December 1873. He was in business in the coal mining industry in Walsall, in addition to being a member of the Mining Association of Great Britain for many years. Harrison served as the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1897. He died in March 1912 at Wall, Staffordshire. His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. The Rugby Register, from the Year 1675 to 1853. 1853. p. 397.
2. "No. 6993". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 March 1860. p. 337.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Harrison". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
4. "No. 22733". The London Gazette. 8 March 1863. p. 2465.
5. "No. 24045". The London Gazette. 16 December 1873. p. 5940.
6. "William Bealey Harrison - 1912 Obituary". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
7. "No. 26828". The London Gazette. 2 March 1897. p. 1238.

External links

• William Harrison at ESPNcricinfo

• 1838 births
• 1912 deaths
• Sportspeople from Cannock
• People educated at Rugby School
• English cricketers
• Gentlemen of the North cricketers
• British businesspeople in the coal industry
• Deputy lieutenants of Staffordshire
• High sheriffs of Staffordshire
• English justices of the peace
• 19th-century English businesspeople
• Cricketers from Staffordshire