RP Singh's Son Harry Makes Unexpected Debut as England's Substitute Fielder in 1st Test vs Sri Lanka

England and Sri Lanka are currently locked in an engrossing battle in rain-affected first Test being held at Old Trafford in Manchester. With two days of play done, the hosts are slightly ahead with a 23-run lead and four wickets in the bank.

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England named three players representing Lancashire Cricket for the 12th man duties including Charlie Barnard, Kesh Fonseka and Harry Singh.

Harry was pressed into action when he was summoned as a substitute fielder twice – once before lunch and then when Harry Brook went off the field.

The 20-year-old Harry, an opening batter, landed his first rookie contract with Lancashire in 2023 and has a strong India connection. He’s the son of former India fast bowler RP Singh who played two ODIs in the 1980s.

Who is Harry Singh?

Harry is an English cricketer who represents Lancashire county cricket club. His father is a former India cricketer – Rudra Pratap Singh – who played domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh and went on to represent his country in two ODIs – both against Australia in 1986.

Rudra took 1 wicket in those two games. In domestic cricket, he played 59 FC matches and took 150 wickets at an average of 32.37 including five five-wicket hauls. He also played 21 List A games and took 26 wickets in them at 26.26 including a fifer. Later on, Rudra married a British citizen and moved to England where he played league cricket and then did his graduation before becoming a professional coach.

His son Harry was born in June, 2004 and attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. He followed into the footsteps of his father and started playing cricket from an early age.

At the age of eight, he became part of Lancashire’s pathway system and joined their academy seven years later. He’s been part of England’s U-19 teams having toured Australia with the side recently.

“I started playing cricket at the age of four, joined Lancashire’s pathway system at eight and have been on the Lancs Academy since I was 15 – so it has been a long journey for me to reach this point,” Harry had told Lancashire’s official website after receiving his contract last year.

Harry has so far played seven List A games and scored 87 runs in them.