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Roger Harper
Roger Harper Batting average 18.44 16.13 34.00 21.90
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 10/36 0/6
Top score 74 45* 234 69*
Balls bowled 3,615 5,175 37,826 10,403
Wickets 46 100 567 210
Bowling average 28.06 34.31 25.97 30.79
5 wickets in innings 1 0 28 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 6/57 4/40 6/24 5/37
Catches/stumpings
Catches/stumpings 36/– 55/– 262/– 120/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 18 October 2010
Roger Andrew Harper (b. 17 March 1963, Georgetown,
Personal information Demerara, Guyana) is a former West Indies cricketer
Full name Roger Andrew Harper turned coach, who played both Test and ODI cricket for
the West Indies. His international career lasted 13 years,
Born 17 March 1963 (1963-03-17)
from 1983 to 1996, and he was later described as a "fabu-
Georgetown, Guyana
lous" fielder.[1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) His Test average of 28.06 is superior to that of Lance
Batting style Right-handed Gibbs, giving him the leading average among all West In-
dian spinners with at least 25 Test wickets. One of his
Bowling style Right-arm off break most notable performances was against South Africa in
Relations Mark Harper (brother) the Quarter Finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup when he
took 4/47 to allow the West Indies to seize control of the
International information match.
National side West Indies Harper was an all-rounder who batted right-handed
and bowled off breaks with his right arm; as a player, he
Test debut 10 December 1983 v India
recorded 535 runs and 46 wickets in his 25 Tests, and he
Last Test 8 December 1993 v Sri Lanka played 200 first class matches. After his playing career,
he became coach, taking over the West Indies team be-
ODI debut 13 October 1983 v India
tween 2000 and 2003, and then as team manager of the
Last ODI 13 April 1996 v Sri Lanka West Indies youth team in 2005. However, he was ap-
Domestic team information proached by the Cricket Kenya in late December 2005
with an offer of taking over the Kenyan national team af-
Years Team ter interim coach Mudassar Nazar, and the appointment
1979–1990 Demerara was made official in January 2006. Harper said it "was
great to be back" coaching players "at a relatively high
1979–1997 Guyana
level"[2]
1985–1987 Northamptonshire
Career statistics Notes and references
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA [1] Player profile: Roger Harper from ESPNcricinfo
[2] Harper Confirmed as Kenya Coach from
Matches 25 105 200 214
CaribbeanCricket.com, published 10 January 2006
Runs scored 535 855 7,480 2,650 Persondata
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Harper
Sporting positions
Preceded by Nelson Cricket Club professional Succeeded by
Alan Dawson 1998–1999 Keith Arthurton
Name Harper, Roger Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Alternative names Date of death
Short description Place of death
Date of birth 17 March 1963
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