William Harrison (cricketer, born 1838)

William Bealey Harrison DL JP (16 January 1838 – 23 March 1912) was an English first-class cricketer, coal industrialist and British Army officer.

The son of William Harrison, he was born at Norton Hall in Staffordshire in January 1838.

[1] Harrison was commissioned in the Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps as a lieutenant in February 1860.

[3] He was promoted to the rank of captain in April 1863,[4] later resigning his commission in December 1873.

His son, William junior, was also a first-class cricketer.