Born in Nottingham, Harry Gurney is a left-arm fast bowler who made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 2007, after having played club cricket for Loughborough Town.
Gurney can move the ball both ways and his angle is troublesome for most batsmen. His pace, variety and movement are an added advantage to Leicestershire's seam department. He took his maiden five-for in 2009 in a first-class game against Surrey, and also enjoyed a brilliant T20 season. A year later, he bagged his first List A five-wicket haul.
Despite the presence of some big names like Matthew Hoggard and the form of Nathan Buck and Nadeem Malik, Gurney held his nerve and remained an integral part of the team. In 2011, he emerged as Leicestershire's leading wicket-taker in the domestic T20 competition with 23 wickets.
Due to his success in county cricket, Gurney caught the attention of the national selectors and got opportunities to be a part of the England squad. He got to play a few matches here and there but never succeeded in becoming a permanent member of the main eleven.
Just like many other cricketers nowadays, Harry has also been playing in different T20 Leagues around the world. He has been a part of Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League and played for Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2019. Harry was bought by Kolkata for the 2019 Indian T20 League and he earned the Man of the Match on his debut.
