| Zin Harris | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Parke Gerald Zinzan Harris |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, Canterbury |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, Canterbury |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Batsman |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1955–1965 |
| Testdebutdate: | 13 October |
| Testdebutyear: | 1955 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Testcap: | 72 |
| Lasttestdate: | 29 January |
| Lasttestyear: | 1965 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Pakistan |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 378 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.23 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
| Top Score1: | 101 |
| Deliveries1: | 42 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 69 |
| Runs2: | 3,126 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.16 |
| 100S/50S2: | 5/13 |
| Top Score2: | 118 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,818 |
| Wickets2: | 21 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 30.80 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/8 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 37/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37233.html CricInfo |
| Date: | 17 October |
| Year: | 2015 |
Parke Gerald Zinzan "Zin" Harris (18 July 1927 – 1 December 1991) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1955 and 1965.
Harris was a member of the New Zealand team that toured South Africa in 1961–62 and drew the series two-all. He was New Zealand's top scorer, with 101 and 30, in the Third Test at Cape Town, which was New Zealand's first overseas Test victory.[1] [2]
Harris had two sons who played first-class cricket: Chris Harris, who went on to represent New Zealand, and Ben Harris who played for Canterbury and Otago. The unusual name of Zinzan – thought to be of Indian origin – is shared by several members of the Harris and related families: both Chris and Ben Harris have Zinzan as a middle name.