The father is a former Indian cricketer, and the son was seen playing in an England jersey in the first Test against Sri Lanka. This made Harry Singh enter the history books.
Harry plays for Lancashire in first-class cricket in England. Although he did not make it to England’s first eleven, Harry was the twelfth man. However, by coming on as a substitute, history was made.
Along with Harry, England’s reserves included Charlie Barnard and Kesh Fonseka. England opted to bowl first in the match, which gave Harry the opportunity to field as a substitute. He was seen on the field twice.
The first time, he returned to the pavilion after completing his duties as a substitute. But when Harry Brook left the field in the 37th over of the first innings, Harry Singh returned to field again.
The first match of this three-match England-Sri Lanka series is being held at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. Harry’s father, RP Singh, was a fast bowler for the Indian national team. The left-arm bowler RP Singh played for India in a one-day match against Australia in 1986. In domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh, RP Singh took 150 wickets in 50 matches. He wasn’t bad with the bat either, scoring 1,413 runs, including a century.
Harry, however, is not a pace bowler like his father. He is a spin bowler and an all-rounder. The 20-year-old cricketer has been a familiar face in England’s domestic cricket for a long time. This year, he made his debut for England A in a one-day match. Harry has played seven matches in the One Day Cup but hasn’t done anything remarkable, taking only 2 wickets and scoring 87 runs.
Harry also played for England’s Under-19 team. He was in the national team for the home series against Sri Lanka. Three years ago, he signed with Lancashire and has since given an interview on the club’s social media handle about his journey.
In that interview, Harry said, ‘I started playing cricket when I was four years old. When I was eight, I joined Lancashire’s cricket training camp. I’ve been associated with the Lancs Cricket Academy since I was 15, so I have to say it took a lot of hard work to get to where I am today.’”
