Roger Harper
Roger Andrew Harper (b. 17 March 1963, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana) is a former West Indies cricketer turned coach, who played both Test and ODI cricket for the West Indies. His international career lasted 13 years, from 1983 to 1996, and he was later described as a "fabulous" fielder.[1]
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Full name | Roger Andrew Harper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Georgetown, Guyana | 17 March 1963|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Mark Harper (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut | 10 December 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 December 1993 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut | 13 October 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 13 April 1996 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1990 | Demerara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1997 | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1987 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1996 | Bacup CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 18 October 2010 |
His Test bowling average of 28.06 is superior to that of Lance Gibbs, giving him the leading average among all West Indian spinners with at least 25 Test wickets. One of his most notable performances was against South Africa in the Quarter Finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup when he took 4/47 to allow the West Indies to seize control of the match.
Harper was an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled off breaks with his right arm; as a player, he recorded 535 runs and 46 wickets in his 25 Tests, and he played 200 first class matches. After his playing career, he became coach, taking over the West Indies team between 2000 and 2003, and then as team manager of the West Indies youth team in 2005. However, he was approached by the Cricket Kenya in late December 2005 with an offer of taking over the Kenyan national team after interim coach Mudassar Nazar, and the appointment was made official in January 2006. Harper said it "was great to be back" coaching players "at a relatively high level."[2]
International awards
One Day International Cricket
Man of the Match awards
S No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | England | Lord's, London | 4 June 1984 | 11–0–38–1, 1 Ct. ; DNB | ![]() |
2 | New Zealand | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 20 March 1985 | 45 (29 balls: 3x4, 3x6) ; 8–0–34–2, 1 Ct. | ![]() |
Notes and references
- Roger Harper at ESPNcricinfo
- Harper Confirmed as Kenya Coach from CaribbeanCricket.com, published 10 January 2006
- "1984 England v West Indies – 3rd Match – London". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "1984–1985 West Indies v New Zealand – 1st Match – St. John's, Antigua". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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Preceded by Alan Dawson |
Nelson Cricket Club professional 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Keith Arthurton |