Career
A right-handed batsman, he played 32 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1969 and 1977, including eight first-class matches against Scotland. Harrison made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1969 in a first-class match. He played once more that year, against Wilfred Isaac"s XI. In 1970, he played five matches for Ireland, against the Combined Services, Denmark, the Master Control Console, the Netherlands and Scotland.
Four more matches followed in 1971, against Denmark, the Master Control Console, Scotland and Wales, he played just once in 1972, against Wales.
He started 1973 with an innings of 111 not out against Wales in Dublin, his highest score for Ireland, and followed this with matches against Denmark, the Master Control Console and Scotland, before visiting North America with the Irish side, playing against Canada and the United States of America. He remained in the Irish side over the next four years, playing against Australia, the Master Control Console, the Netherlands, Scotland, Wales and the West Indies, before scoring his only first-class century against Scotland in his final first-class match, just prior to his final match for Ireland against the Master Control Console at Lord"son
