HARMIT BAHRA
Right Hand Bat / Slow Right Arm Over
Errol Brown look-alike Harmit joined the club from
Bedfordshire side Kempston Hammer midway through the 2003 season. His bowling
style is entirely unique and extremely successful, culminating in him topping
the bowling averages in the 2006 league handbook. With a meticulous control of
line and length and deep rooted desire to get wickets, many players have lived
to regret not giving his well controlled dibbly- dobblers enough respect.
A lover of the game, Harmit plays for Biggleswade on a Sunday and up to 3 times
in midweek, all squeezed around his job in the Police. His batting is highly
rated...... by himself, but in truth he has been been responsible for a number
of match winning cameos and could easily take a role higher in the order were it
not for an abundance of talent in that area at the moment. A feisty character
and die-hard competitor, Harmit is no stranger to the League disciplinary
committee but is an excellent team man, great guy and raconteur of some of the
longest tales ever told.
It is as Captain of the 2007 Wollaston 1st XI that Harmit stamped his place in
the history of the club. Taking the nucleus of the side built by Andy Luck, the
side matched it's second place finish in 2005 the next year, losing out on the
last day of the season. In his own inimitable style he picked the side up and
there was better news from the the final game of 2007 as Geddington were beaten
and the team crowned champions amid jubilant celebrations. He will again lead
the side in the 2008 season. M.J
| Full Name |
Harmit Singh BAHRA |
| Date of Birth |
07/11/1965 |
| Where |
India |
| WCC debut year |
2000 |
| Club number (if applicable) |
141 |
| Role in Team |
Capt, First/second change bowler, |
| |
low order bat, gully fielder |
| Runs: First Eleven |
872 |
| Runs: Second Eleven |
39 |
| Wickets: First Eleven |
280 |
| Wickets: Second Eleven |
5 |
| Most runs in a season |
175 |
| Most wickets in a season |
47 |
| Highest score |
30 something not out |
| Best bowling |
8 for 6 |
| First Eleven catches |
41 |
| First Eleven wicket keeper dismissals |
0 |
| WCC Centuries |
0 |
| Club awards |
Several Best Bowler awards |
| Any records |
no |
| School |
Pilgrim Upper Bedford |
| Occupation |
Police Officer |
| Previous club/s |
Cutler Hammer |
| Representative sides |
none |
| Most memorable cricket moment/match and why |
Hospital Cup Final 2003 for Biggleswade. |
| |
Took 5 for 12 including hat-trick |
| |
Awarded MoM by Dave Mercer |
| Worst/ embarrassing cricket moment |
None- I don't really dwell on past events. |
| Hobbies/interests |
Golf, Football. TV, time with the family. |
| |
Play with family |
| If the Club won the lottery we should |
Invest for the long term future. |
| Favourite ground |
None |
| Least favourite ground |
Any with trees in the outfield |
| |
and those with short straight boundaries. |
| Warne or Murali |
Warne |
| Modern cricketer admired |
I'm too old for heroes. |
| Cricketing childhood hero |
Viv Richards |
| Other childhood hero |
Tony Curry, Bjorn Borg |
| Music |
Pop |
| TV |
Sport, comedies, cooking, wildlife. |
| The WCC player I would share a desert Island with |
None |
| And why |
No reasons |
| Newspaper |
Non in particular |
| Other sports followed/played |
Golf, football |
| Other sports people admired |
None |
| In one word Wollaston people are…. |
Don't know. |
| Likes |
Simple things. |
| Dislikes |
Too many too mention. |
| Favourite food |
Home made Indian food. |
| Favourite drink |
Tea |
| Favourite country/place visited |
None in particular |
| I would like to meet |
No one in particular |
| I wish I could…….. |
Have the looks and body I had in my early 20's. |
| I would like to visit |
India. |
