Cricket Greats; Steve Harmison
Every cricket buff remembers the tall fast bowlers from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose are bowlers who were tall and meant business. Their run up and deliveries intimidated the batsmen facing them. After they retired, many people believed
that the cricket fraternity will never see bowlers like them. Who knew that England would produce a bowler in the form of Steve Harmison, who would make the batsmen feel scared? Steve Harmison is a right hand fast bowler, who blows away the batsmen with pace
and swing. His run up is one of the most intimidating run ups ever and seeing him running to bowl, is a sight that the batsmen don’t admire.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Harmison-c2576 was born in Ashington, Northumberland England, on 23rd October 1978. Steve Harmison was fond of playing football. He was very passionate about football and even played for his local side Ashington A.F.C. Later on he decided to switch
to cricket and started to concentrate on his skills. A decision all the cricket fans now admire. Steve Harmison is a tall strong lad. He is about 6ft 2in. In his club he was taught how to use his height and exploit the bounce by bending his back. Steve Harmison
proved to be a good learner and later on his career, he proved that he can generate bounce on almost every track. Before he started his international career Steve Harmison played for the junior side and showed a lot of promise. He was selected for the national
side and played his debut match in 2002 against the touring Indian side. Steve Harmison had the kind of debut that he wanted. Steve Harmison took five wickets in total. The match ended in a draw but a star was born.
He has played 63 Test matches in total and taken 226 wickets in total. With the bat, Steve Harmison is known for having fun and likes to have a go at the bowlers. He has scored over 700 runs in Test cricket. This giant was responsible for the great West
Indies collapse in a Test match, when he took seven words for only twelve runs. Steve Harmison was also the member of English side that won the ashes in 2005. Steve Harmison’s performance was one of the main factors towards England’s victory and he was awarded
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), an honour that he relishes, Steve Harmison was also part of the side, when England won the ashes again, in 2009. Steve Harmison debuted in the one day internationals on17th December 2002 against
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On his debut, Steve Harmison showed a lot of discipline and took two wickets. His line and length and control over swing was immaculate. His final stats were two for thirty-nine, in ten overs. In his over all caree,r Steve Harmison has played fifty-eight
one day internationals and taken seventy-six wickets. He has been able to stop the initial aggression in most of the matches.
Unfortunately for this young man, injuries have been a problem through out his career. Steve Harmison’s injuries always came at the wrong time. Whenever he was on top his game, Steve Harmison suffered an injury. At the moment, Steve Harmison is not in the
national side and does not have a contract from the English Cricket Board. Most of the critics have written him off but the fans are hopeful for his return to the side. Whether Steve Harmison makes a come back or not, he will be remembered as the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duke-c54717 of
fast bowling.
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