[2] Harman made his first appearance for Somerset's Second XI in 1981 before he was 17, but had to wait more than five years before he made a first-team appearance: the stumbling-block to his career was the presence in the Somerset side of Vic Marks, a much better batsman and an occasional Test off-spinner.
[3] In two seasons of first-team cricket with Somerset he played only nine first-class and three limited-overs matches.
Playing for Kent brought somewhat more regular first-team cricket, although Harman was largely restricted to the first-class team, playing only one List A match in his two years with the county.
The 1988 season brought his two best bowling performance, taking five wickets for 55 runs against Oxford University.
[2] Having played in half of Kent's first-class matches in 1988 Harman reverted to being a fringe player in 1989.