Harry Singh took field as a substitute during the first Test match between England and Sri Lanka, at Old Trafford, and is now set to make his County Championship debut for Lancashire.
England had named Lancashire cricketers Charlie Bernard, Kesh Fonseka, and Harry Singh as their substitute fielders for the first Test of the three-match home series against Sri Lanka. Of the three, Harry took field in the first session of the Test match.
Extremely proud of our very own Harry Singh, who is representing @englandcricket in their test match vs @OfficialSLC as 12th man.
— Flixton CSC (@Flixton_C_S_C) August 21, 2024
Wishing you the best of luck Singy 🔥🏏 @lancscricket pic.twitter.com/9o0uEhSNTX
At that time, Harry Singh, only 20, was yet to play first-class or T20 cricket, but had played seven List A matches for Lancashire, all of them in this summer’s One-Day Cup. Today (September 17), he has been named in the Lancashire XI for their County Championship clash against Somerset, making his first-class debut in the process.
Singh's career as a professional cricketer is yet to take off: he has made 87 runs, while his off-breaks have fetched a couple of wickets. Before that, he played in four Under-19 “Tests” for England, twice against each of Sri Lanka (at home in 2022) and Australia (away, in 2022/23). From eight innings, he has 249 runs at 31.12 including 104 at Derby and 67 at Brisbane. He did not bowl at that level. In 2023, he signed his first rookie contract, with Lancashire.
TEAM NEWS. 📋
— Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) September 17, 2024
Harry Singh makes his first-class debut for Lancashire with Will Williams and Rocky Flintoff returning to the starting XI. 👏
Somerset have won the toss and will bowl first. ❌
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Harry Singh’s father Rudra Pratap Singh opened bowling for India in two ODIs against Australia in 1986, alongside Kapil Dev, a man he shares birthday with. After going wicketless in the first match, he dismissed Dean Jones in the second. He played 59 first-class matches and 21 List A games, mostly for Uttar Pradesh.
Interestingly, another Rudra Pratap Singh, also from Uttar Pradesh, opened bowling for India as well in the 21st century. He played 14 Tests, 58 ODIs, and 10 T20Is, and was part of the squad that won the 2007 T20 World Cup. Both were known by their initials, RP.
Harry Singh’s sister Anjalie as also played List A cricket for Cumbria and T20 for Lancashire.
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