Calvin Harrison (cricketer)

Calvin Grant Harrison is a South African-born English cricketer.

Biography

Harrison was born at Durban and was educated in England at King's College, Taunton. From King's he went up to Oxford Brookes University. While studying at Oxford Brookes, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford MCCU in 2019, playing against Middlesex and Hampshire. He scored 65 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 37 not out. With his leg break and googly bowling, he took 3 wickets with best figures of 1 for 30. He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 September 2020, for Hampshire in the 2020 t20 Blast.
On 8 June 2021, Harrison signed for Nottinghamshire on a three-month contract. A month later this was extended to a two-year deal. In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
Harrison made his First Class debut for Nottinghamshire against Essex in May 2023 and penned a further three-year contract with the club in July that year. He joined Northamptonshire on a two-match loan in April 2025. On his Northamptonshire debut against Lancashire at Old Trafford, he took 10 wickets in a match for the first time, bagging 11 for 153 including a to-date career best of 7 for 119 in the second innings. Having extended his loan agreement, Harrison made his maiden first-class century for Northamptonshire against Kent at the Spitfire Ground on 1 July 2025, scoring 122. In October 2025, he joined Northamptonshire on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract.