A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Harris played 35 first-class matches and 15 List A matches, scoring over 1,500 first-class runs at a batting average of 26.72 runs per inning, including scoring three centuries.
[1][2] Harris was born at Christchurch in 1964 and educated at Waitaki Boys' High School.
He made three first-class appearances for the side before moving to play for Otago the following season.
He played until the end of the 1994–95 season,[1] after which he began a radio broadcasting career at More FM.
He has since worked as a manager for the station[3] and as an auctioneer for Baileys Real Estate in Christchurch.