CRICKET: Oh brother, Harris shares his fielding secrets

Ever wondered why Chris Harris was such an outstanding fielder in his heyday?
The 40-year-old former international cricketer reckons it has all to do with being in the wrong place at the right time.
``I was very lucky that I had two older brothers [Ben and Tim] ... no,'' the Cantabrian told SportToday before a pregnant pause.
``When I say lucky, I mean was a little unlucky because they were four or five years older than me. When I first started playing at the age of three all I got to do was field. I wasn't allowed to bat or bowl.
``And if I dropped a catch they used to beat me up so I learned fielding was very, very important,'' he said with a laugh just before fulfilling his role as a National Bank ambassador to 300 children going through eight stations to learn the different cricketing skills at Nelson Park, Napier, yesterday.
``Something like this [skills clinic] would have been perfect for me to come along to to hone my skills and not get beaten up.''
Reflecting on the Black Caps' victory against the Australians in the second and final Twenty20 match last Sunday, Harris felt the New Zealanders needed to continue in that aggressive mould.
``The Black Caps had a poor game in Wellington and they obviously addressed the issues and the problems and came up with a style that they thought was going to work against Australia and it worked beautifully at AMI Stadium.''
The 250 ODI veteran sympathised with the Aussies' dilemma of attempting to thwart Brendon McCullum's ability to score off just about any delivery.
``That lap shot is not new but he seems to have got better and better at it in every game. He can hit it on both sides of the wicket and from short or full, so it makes it incredibly difficult for the bowlers who don't know what to do with him.
``He's in a great position and I'm sure the Australians are thinking long and hard about where they should bowl to him.''
For someone who wasn't missing yorkers, all bowlers could hope for was McCullum would miss a ball or two and that was unlikely considering his mood.
Harris, who still plays for the Canterbury Wizards, is the son of former New Zealand international Zin Harris and his brother, Ben, also played at first-class level.