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| Full name | Thomas de Renzy Harman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1861 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 1950 (aged 89) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | R. J. S. Harman (father) Richard Harman (brother) Annesley Harman (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1882–83 to 1901–02 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas de Renzy Harman (3 February 1861 – 21 April 1950) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1882 to 1901. He worked as a lawyer.
Life and career
Thomas Harman was one of several sons of Richard James Strachan Harman, a leading Canterbury pioneer. He attended Christ's College, Christchurch. He worked as a solicitor, first in partnership in the firm Maude and Harman, then after 1909 on his own. In 1924 he formed a partnership with his son Annesley, T. D. Harman and Son. He was also a director of the Christchurch Building Society for more than 40 years.
A middle-order batsman, Harman made his highest score in Canterbury's match against Wellington in 1891–92, when, captaining the team, he scored 15 and 65, Canterbury's highest score in the match. His brothers Richard and Annesley also played first-class cricket for Canterbury. When the New Zealand Cricket Council was formed in 1894, Harman was elected the inaugural treasurer.
Harman was a fine all-round sportsman. He played representative rugby union for Canterbury, and twice won the New Zealand men's long jump title at the national athletic championships, in 1888 and 1890. He was one of the founders of the Christchurch Golf Club, and helped to select the site for the links; he was later a founder of the Russley Golf Club, also in Christchurch.
On 17 October 1895, at St John's Church, Roslyn, Dunedin, Harman married Jenny Cook. He lived all his life in Christchurch, and died there in April 1950, aged 89, survived by Jenny and two sons and a daughter.
References
- ^ "Public Notices". Lyttelton Times. 5 January 1910. p. 1.
- ^ "Public Notices". Press. 19 July 1924. p. 1.
- ^ a b c "Mr T. D. Harman". Press: 8. 24 April 1950.
- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1891–92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Formation of a New Zealand Council". Lyttelton Times: 5. 28 December 1894.
- ^ Ryan, Greg (2004). The making of New Zealand cricket, 1832–1914. London: Frank Cass. p. 147. ISBN 0714684821. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Hollings, Stephen (October 2019). "National champions 1887–2019" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Marriage". Lyttelton Times. 22 October 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
- Thomas Harman at ESPNcricinfo
- Thomas Harman at Cricket Archive