Chris Harris (NZ)
One of the stalwarts of the Lashings World XI squad, Chris has been a regular part of the Lashings setup since 2002 and is also the official team vice-captain - something that kept him pretty busy last year due to Richie Richardson's long term knee injury! "Harry" played 23 Tests for New Zealand, but was definitely best known for his prowess in the One Day International arena, where he became the first New Zealander to play 250 ODIs and performed with both bat and ball, to the tune of 4379 runs and 203 wickets. They say that the test of a true all rounder is if they average more with the bat than they do with the ball, and Chris certainly manages this in both First Class (45 with the bat, 36 with the ball) and List A cricket (34 and 33 respectively). Although his international career now looks to be over since joining the Indian Cricket League (he skippered the Hyderabad Heroes to victory in the last ICL tournament), he still plays at first class level for Canterbury in New Zealand, where he remains a central part of the team that reached the semi finals of the NZ State Shield in 2007/8. His most important innings for Lashings in 2007 lasted a mere two balls, as he hit a four from the final delivery of the match against Staffordshire to seal a last gasp victory for Lashings in the Minor Counties Twenty20 Challenge. He was also the leading wicket taker for Lashings in 2007, thoroughly confusing batsmen with his range of slower and even slower deliveries! Usually accompanied by his wife Linda (who also happens to be the Lashings match day liaison officer) and daughter Sophie, the man who David Folb describes as "the maddest man in international cricket" is once again likely to be a key player for Lashings in 2008.
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