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{{Short description|English cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Steve Harmison {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|MBE|DL}} 
|               image = Steve Harmison.jpg
|            fullname = Stephen James Harmison
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|23|df=y}}
|         birth_place = [[Ashington]], Northumberland, England
|            nickname = Harmy
|            heightft = 6
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
|                role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
|              family = [[Ben Harmison]] (brother)
|          heightinch = 4
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 2002–2009
|             country = England
|             testcap = 611
|    testdebutagainst = India
|       testdebutdate = 8 August
|       testdebutyear = 2002
|     lasttestagainst = Australia
|        lasttestdate = 20 August
|        lasttestyear = 2009
|              odicap = 173
|     odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
|        odidebutdate = 17 December
|        odidebutyear = 2002
|      lastodiagainst = West Indies
|         lastodidate = 3 April
|         lastodiyear = 2009
|            odishirt = 10 (previously 28)
|       T20Idebutdate = 13 June
|       T20Idebutyear = 2005
|    T20Idebutagainst = Australia
|             T20Icap = 4
|        lastT20Idate = 15 June
|        lastT20Iyear = 2006
|     lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka
|               club1 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]
|               year1 = 1996–2013
|         clubnumber1 = 10
|               year2 = 2007
|               club2 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC)
|               year3 = 2007
|               club3 = [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]]
|               year4 = 2012
|               club4 = → [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] <small>(on loan)</small>
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches1 = 63
|            matches2 = 58
|            matches3 = 211
|            matches4 = 143
|               runs1 = 743
|               runs2 = 91
|               runs3 = 1,888
|               runs4 = 267
|            bat avg1 = 11.79
|            bat avg2 = 8.27
|            bat avg3 = 9.78
|            bat avg4 = 8.09
|           100s/50s1 = 0/0
|           100s/50s2 = 0/0
|           100s/50s3 = 0/0
|           100s/50s4 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 49[[not out|*]]
|          top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
|          top score3 = 49[[not out|*]]
|          top score4 = 25[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries1 = 13,375
|         deliveries2 = 2,899
|         deliveries3 = 39,374
|         deliveries4 = 6,838
|            wickets1 = 226
|            wickets2 = 76
|            wickets3 = 744
|            wickets4 = 184
|           bowl avg1 = 31.82
|           bowl avg2 = 32.64
|           bowl avg3 = 27.96
|           bowl avg4 = 30.75
|            fivefor1 = 8
|            fivefor2 = 1
|            fivefor3 = 27
|            fivefor4 = 1
|             tenfor1 = 1
|             tenfor2 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 1
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 7/12
|       best bowling2 = 5/33
|       best bowling3 = 7/12
|       best bowling4 = 5/33
|  catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
|  catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
|  catches/stumpings3 = 31/–
|  catches/stumpings4 = 23/–
|                date = 30 September
|                year = 2017
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7023/7023.html CricketArchive
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'''Stephen James Harmison''' (born 23 October 1978) is an English former [[first-class cricket]]er, who played all formats of the game. Primarily a [[fast bowler]], he represented [[England cricket team|England]] in 63 [[Test cricket|Tests]], 58 [[One Day International|ODI]]s and 2 [[Twenty20|T20]]s. He also played [[county cricket]] for [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] and [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/18752786 |publisher=BBC|title=Steve Harmison joins Yorkshire on a month's loan from Durham| date = 7 July 2012}}</ref>

He made his Test and ODI debut for England in 2002 and achieved modest success in these early stages of his career, showing promise as a capable strike bowler for England. This was borne out during the [[English cricket team in West Indies in 2003–04|tour of the West Indies in 2003–04]], where he produced some of his finest bowling and went on to become the highest wicket-taker in the series. He followed it up by playing a vital role in England's victory in the [[2005 Ashes|2005 Ashes series]] and was selected as one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 2005. At the time, he was regarded as one of the world's best fast bowlers. Harmison's performance following the 2005 Ashes victory was inconsistent and he announced his retirement from ODIs in 2006. His problems were compounded by niggling fitness worries and intense competition for a place in the English team. Although he came out of ODI retirement in 2008, his place in the squad was never permanent, ultimately leading to his being dropped since 2009. His last Test for England was the final test of the [[2009 Ashes series]],<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/345974.html| work=ESPNcricinfo| title=England v Australia 2009 / Scorecard | date= August 2009}}</ref> and he played his last ODI against [[English cricket team in West Indies in 2008–09|West Indies]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/352669.html| work=ESPNcricinfo| title=West Indies v England 2008–09 / Scorecard| date=3 April 2009}}</ref> He formally announced his retirement from the game in October 2013.<ref name="Brenkley">{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/former-england-bowler-steve-harmison-announces-retirement-from-cricket-8862343.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/former-england-bowler-steve-harmison-announces-retirement-from-cricket-8862343.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Stephen | last=Brenkley | title=Former England bowler Steve Harmison announces retirement from cricket | date=6 October 2013}}</ref>

Harmison's success during his prime was attributed to his ability to extract bounce from any [[Cricket pitch|pitch]] – mainly due to his height being 6'4" – and his ability to swing the ball while maintaining speeds of over 90&nbsp;mph.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/428853.html| work=ESPNcricinfo| title=England's unkickable habit| date=8 October 2009}}</ref> However, his lack of consistency often led to lethal spells being mixed up with equally bad bowling (a notable example is the opening ball of the [[2006 Ashes]], which he bowled straight to second [[Slip (cricket)|slip]], resulting in a [[Wide (cricket)|wide]] that media commentators dubbed "the worst ball in history").<ref name="Interview with the Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/steve-harmison-if-i-dont-play-for-england-again-ive-got-the-memories-2039874.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/steve-harmison-if-i-dont-play-for-england-again-ive-got-the-memories-2039874.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|location=London|work=The Independent|title=Steve Harmison: 'If I don't play for England again I've got the memories'|date=31 July 2010}}</ref> Nevertheless, in 2007, former Australian cricketer [[Shane Warne]] named Harmison in his list of 50 greatest cricketers: "On his day, he is one of the most awkward bowlers [to face] in the world".<ref>{{cite news|title=40 – 31: Shane Warne's 50 greatest cricketers – Harmison has all the tools for greatness|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article2343868.ece|work=The Times|date=29 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720030404/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article2343868.ece|archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref>

After retiring from cricket, Harmison managed his hometown football club, [[Ashington A.F.C.|Ashington]], between 2015 and 2017.

==Personal life==
Harmison was born and brought up in [[Ashington]], Northumberland, and is the eldest of three brothers and one sister. The youngest brother, [[Ben Harmison|Ben]], latterly played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and also played for his home county Durham.

Harmison currently lives in Ashington with his wife Hayley and their three daughters Emily, Abbie and Isabel and son, Charlie. A family man by nature, Harmison admitted to homesickness and missing his family each time the England team went on tour; in an interview with ''[[The Independent]]'' in 2005, he stated:

<blockquote>"I have a family. I have kids that need me around and they will dictate the decisions I make on my career....My international career will finish when my family needs me to be around a bit more."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/steve-harmison-home-is-where-the-harmison-is-489415.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/steve-harmison-home-is-where-the-harmison-is-489415.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title= Home is where the Harmison is|work=The Independent|date = 16 April 2005|location=London|first=Angus|last=Fraser}}</ref></blockquote>

He still remains a huge fan of football and is a lifelong supporter of [[Newcastle United F.C]].<ref name="Interview with the Independent"/>

Harmison has suffered from [[clinical depression]] from an early age,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashes Tour: Ex-Test bowler Steve Harmison has empathy for Jonathan Trott|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12340/9044441/ashes-tour-ex-test-bowler-steve-harmison-has-empathy-for-jonathan-trott|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=19 February 2014|date=27 November 2013}}</ref> but hid it as [[homesickness]] during his England career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harmison: I was depressed on tour for 10 years|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/261075.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=19 February 2014|date=26 November 2013}}</ref>

==Early life==
As a teenager, Harmison played for his local [[association football|football]] club, Ashington A.F.C. and Ashington Hirst Progressive, before deciding to concentrate on cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashingtonafc.com/index.php?page=brief-history|title=A Short History of Ashington AFC|access-date=18 May 2008|work=Ashington A.F.C. official website}}</ref>

==County career==
Harmison made his [[First class cricket|first-class]] debut for Durham in 1996. He played an important role in Durham's first [[County Championship]] triumph in 2008, taking 60 wickets in that season at an average of 22.66. Harmison observed, "The [2005] Ashes takes some beating, because of the nature of that series win, but behind that, I don't think there is a prouder moment in my career.".<ref>{{cite web|title=Harmison basks in Durham's glory|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harmison-basks-in-durham-s-glory-371447|publisher=ESPN|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> Durham took their second title assisted by Harmison the following year. He played his last first-class match during a brief loan period with Yorkshire in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Harmison retires from cricket |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/steve-harmison-retires-from-cricket-677127|publisher=ESPN|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
===Initial selection===
Steve Harmison was first selected for an England squad in May 2000 during the tour to England by Zimbabwe, but did not play. As part of an [[ECB National Academy]] touring team that also contained [[Andrew Strauss]], [[Ian Bell]] and [[Rob Key]], Harmison showed clear signs of his ability in the tour of Australia in 2001–02. In August 2002, Harmison made his Test match debut at Trent Bridge against India, replacing the injured [[Simon Jones (cricketer)|Simon Jones]].

Originally lacking somewhat in control, he bowled seven consecutive wides in the first match of the tour of Australia, against the ACB Chairman's XI's at Lilac Hill in 2002. However, promising performances later in the tour saw him named in the World Cup squad, although he did not take to the field in any of the matches. He was then awarded with a six-month central contract by the ECB, but this was not renewed in September 2003.

Despite media complaints about his ability,{{cn|date=July 2025}} he was named in the England squad for the winter tour to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, partially due to injuries to other players.{{cn|date=July 2025}} Harmison gave a man-of-the-match performance in the opening Test against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]], taking 9 wickets for 79 on a slow wicket, before succumbing to a back injury and missing the matches against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. Despite the injury, he had done enough to be selected for the winter tour to the West Indies. He took seven wickets at the cost of just 12 runs as the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] collapsed to their lowest-ever Test total of 47 all out. Harmison went on to win the Man-of-the-Series award after taking 23 wickets in the four Tests.
[[Image:Steve-Harmison-Cricketer.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Harmison bowls against Bangladesh in 2005]]

===West Indies in 2004===
With the West Indies touring England in 2004, it was expected that Harmison, who had also shone in the three-match Test series against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] earlier in 2004, would again be England's lead bowler. West Indies captain [[Brian Lara]] went as far as suggesting that England had no plan B after Harmison. However, Harmison was outshone by [[spin bowling|spin bowler]] [[Ashley Giles]] for the first three Tests, before he took nine wickets in the final match. In that match, he also punished the West Indies bowling with the bat, hitting three sixes and three fours in a brief innings ending at 34 not out. Harmison's bowling performance in this match took him to the top of the [[Pricewaterhousecoopers cricket ratings]]. In 2004, Harmison took 67 wickets in just 13 matches, at a superb average of 23.92.

Harmison disappointed with the ball on the 2004–05 England tour of [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], taking just 9 wickets in the Test series at the extremely high average of 73.22. During this series, he spoke frankly about his homesickness on foreign tours. However, his solid performances with the bat, including an innings high score of 42 in the 3rd Test, led some commentators to note, not altogether jokingly, that he was now making a case to be considered a tail all-rounder. Despite these disappointments, he was still named as one of five cricketers of the year by [[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack]] in 2005. For his performances in 2004, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC<ref>[[ICC Test Team of the Year]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2019}}.

===Ashes 2005===
In summer 2005 Harmison was part of the England team that regained [[The 2005 Ashes|The Ashes]] from Australia. He started the series well, with a hostile opening spell on the first day of the [[The 2005 Ashes#First Test: England v Australia .2821–24 July.29|1st Test]], taking five wickets, including that of Australia captain [[Ricky Ponting]].<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213856.html England v Australia at Lord's, 2005]</ref> An incident in this innings in which Harmison cut [[Ricky Ponting]]'s face with a short ball caused controversy because of the apparently uncaring response of England players to Ponting's injury, a response about which Harmison subsequently expressed regret.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harmison regret over Ponting blow| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harmison-regret-over-ponting-blow-267056|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

Although England lost the first test and Harmison was later outshone by [[Andrew Flintoff|Flintoff]] and [[Simon Jones (cricketer)|Jones]], he exerted pressure and claimed important wickets throughout the series as England fought back. His most important and dazzling wicket, some might say, was the slower-ball yorker with which he bowled [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]], described by [[Mark Nicholas]], commentating for [[Channel 4]], as "one of the great balls". [[Marcus Trescothick]] and Andrew Flintoff believed he had the second-worst split-fingered slower ball in the squad, after Flintoff.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2rKU67TT7I Andrew Flintoff's top three moments from the 2005 Ashes]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcLYPWFrBpo Ashes 2005 legends recall Edgbaston Test win]</ref> Harmison also took the final wicket of [[Michael Kasprowicz]] the next day, caught behind from a bouncer by [[Geraint Jones]] for England to win by the wafer thin margin of only two runs.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0y-FX6dpzs Ashes 2005 Highlights – England beat Australia by two runs]</ref> England had been massive favourites overnight, but Australia, needing over a hundred to win with only two wickets left had almost pulled a victory from the very jaws of defeat thanks to the tail end efforts of Shane Warne, Brett Lee and Kasprowicz until Harmison struck.

===Decline in form===
In July 2006, during the series against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]], Harmison took 6/19 off just 13 overs in the first innings as Pakistan were skittled for just 119. In the second he again shared the 10 wickets with [[Monty Panesar]], taking 5/57. He thus took his first [[10 wicket haul]] in a match, taking 11/76. This came in his 45th Test match and was the best match bowling figures at Old Trafford since [[Jim Laker]]'s 19/90, exactly 50 years previously.

During the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]] Harmison's form came under scrutiny{{by whom?|date=July 2025}} and he was dropped from England's final match against the West Indies. In November 2006, Harmison bowled the first ball of the eagerly awaited [[2006–07 Ashes series]] at [[the Gabba]] in [[Brisbane]], but erred by bowling a ball so wide that it went to Andrew Flintoff at second slip. This incident became so infamous that some commentators began referring to any similarly wide delivery as 'a Harmison'.<ref>{{cite AV media|format=radio broadcast|title=Test Match Special|date=17 July 2020|time=11:43|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/51415548?page=2|quote=we describe a ball that's bowled to second slip as a 'Harmison'}}</ref> After another below par performance in Adelaide he would find some form in Perth with 4/48 in the 1st innings.

===ODI retirement===
On 21 December 2006, three months before the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], Harmison announced his retirement from [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] after being left out of the squad for the one-day series in [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]. In October 2007, Harmison travelled to South Africa to play domestic cricket before heading to [[Sri Lanka]] as part of the England Test squad.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7048803.stm ''Harmison set for S Africa workout''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 17 October 2007</ref> After a shaky start, however, he suffered a back injury on the first day of the second warm up match, having taken one wicket.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7104972.stm ''England wait on Harmison injury''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 25 November 2007</ref> He was not included in the squad for the first test, however he took three wickets in the second.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7141957.stm ''Sri Lanka v England 2nd Test''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 18 December 2007</ref> Harmison was then dropped from the Test side after the first game of the subsequent series in New Zealand.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harmison-and-hoggard-axed-by-england-342058 ''Harmison and Hoggard axed by England''] [[ESPN]] retrieved 21 March 2021</ref> On 21 August 2008, it was announced that Harmison would return to playing One Day International cricket against South Africa.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7575563.stm ''England v South Africa ODI series''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 21 August 2008</ref>

===Return in Tests===
On 7 August 2008 Harmison returned to the England Test team for the Fourth Test match versus South Africa. He took two wickets for 49 runs in helping England to dismiss South Africa for 194 on the first day of the match. Harmison's first ball (the first ball of the match) nearly took a wicket (see picture). In England's first innings Harmison hit a career high Test match score of 49 not out (59 balls,8 fours). He ran teammate [[Monty Panesar]] out trying to reach 50. After the Test series on 21 August, Harmison came out of ODI retirement after being persuaded by the new England captain, [[Kevin Pietersen]]. On his ODI return versus South Africa on 22 August, he took two wickets for 43 runs, this was crucial in England winning the match.

[[Image:The Oval 7August2008.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Harmison bowls the first ball of the match in the Test match at [[The Oval]] in August 2008. [[Alastair Cook]] dropped the catch from the batsman ([[Graeme Smith]]) in the gully]]

Harmison lost his place in the Test team again the following winter during a series in the West Indies. However, on 7 August 2009, exactly one year after his previous return, Harmison was selected to play in the 4th Ashes Test at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], replacing the injured [[Andrew Flintoff]]. In this Test, he equalled [[Mike Atherton]] & then [[Monty Panesar]]'s<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/records/batting/most_ducks_career.html?class=1;id=1;type=team|title=Most ducks for England|work=ESPNcricinfo}} Retrieved on 28 January 2015.</ref> record for the most Test ducks scored by an Englishman (20), caught behind off [[Peter Siddle]] as England collapsed to 102 all out against Australia's [[seam bowling]] attack.<ref name="duckE">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/418290.html|title=Dominant Australia take control|date=7 August 2009|work=ESPNcricinfo}} Retrieved on 28 January 2015.</ref> Whereas Atherton had played 115 tests, Harmison achieved the feat in his 62nd test. He also took the wicket of [[Simon Katich]] caught in the gully for a duck in the second over of Australia's innings.

He had bowled well to a supportive audience{{cn|date=July 2025}} and took the wicket of Australian keeper [[Brad Haddin]]. In his second innings Harmison made 19 not out off 28 balls but could not prevent the Australians from totalling 445 and proceeding to an innings victory.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/345973.html England v Australia at Leeds, 2009]</ref> Harmison went on to play in the 5th Test at [[the Oval]]; on the final day of the series, Harmison claimed the three penultimate wickets to fall, including those of [[Peter Siddle]] and [[Stuart Clark]] with consecutive deliveries, both caught after attempting to play to the leg side, to create a unique opportunity to win the Ashes with a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] ([[Ben Hilfenhaus]] successfully blocked the hat-trick ball). England won by 197 runs to take the series 2–1.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/345974.html England v Australia at the Oval, 2009]</ref>

===Late career and retirement===
Harmison announced his retirement from all forms of the game on 6 October 2013.<ref name="Brenkley"/>

==After cricket and life in football==
Following his retirement from cricket, Harmison has featured on [[Sky Sports]]' cricket programming as a pundit and commentator. However, on 8 February 2015, Harmison was appointed manager of [[Ashington A.F.C.|Ashington]] in the ninth-tier of English football.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31265064 Steve Harmison named manager of non-league Ashington] BBC Sport, 7 February 2015</ref> He resigned from the role in October 2017.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41609793 Steve Harmison: Ashes-winning Test bowler resigns as joint Ashington manager] BBC Sport, 13 October 2017</ref> In July 2022, Harmison was named as a [[Talksport]] correspondent, covering [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] matches and media. 

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