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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jacob Harris
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] <small>(now [[Pakistan]])</small>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Leg spin]]
| club1 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]]
| year1 = 1932/33–1935/36
| club2 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| year2 = 1936/37–1937/38
| club3 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]]
| year3 = 1938/1939
| club4 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| year4 = 1939/40
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 25
| runs1 = 881
| bat avg1 = 22.58
| 100s/50s1 = 1/1
| top score1 = 100
| deliveries1 = 1,706
| wickets1 = 63
| bowl avg1 = 27.07
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/67
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| source = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jacob-harris-29471 ESPNcricinfo]
| date = 28 October
| year = 2023
}}
'''Jacob Harris''' was a [[First-class cricket|first-class]] cricketer and sports coach from [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]].

He was born in Karachi, when it was still part of British India. He studied at [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi]]. He played [[cricket]] as a right-hand batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played for the [[Sindh]] main first-class team from 1932/33 to 1938/39 and the [[Maharashtra]] main first-class team from 1936/37 and 1939/40.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39133/39133.html CricketArchive website]</ref>
Between 1932 and 1943 he played 25 first-class matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39133/First-Class_Matches.html CricketArchive website]</ref>
Between 1953 and 1957 he umpired six first-class matches as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/39/39133/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |title=Cricket World website |access-date=2012-03-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714021021/http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/39/39133/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html |archive-date=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He coached [[Wallis Mathias]], [[Antao D'Souza]], [[Khalid Wazir]], [[Wasim Bari]], [[Rashid Israr]], all who became Test cricketers for Pakistan.<ref>''The Christian Voice'' 10 October 1999</ref>

The undisputed fastest human in Pakistan [[John Permal]] attributed his success on the track to the support of his school coach Jacob Harris.<ref>[http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/080821/review5.htm Dawn August 21, 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524145123/http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/review/archive/080821/review5.htm |date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref>

The Jacob Harris Shield Inter School Cricket Tournament was started in his honour in Karachi in 2009. Forty schools participated in the tournament.<ref>[https://www.nation.com.pk/25-Apr-2009/fahad-academy-wins-jacob-harris-shield-inter-school-cricket ''The Nation'' April 25, 2009]</ref>

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[[Category:Pakistani Roman Catholics]]
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