Calvin Harrison: Northants signing aims to prove himself as an all-rounder

Calvin Harrison wants to be regarded as a genuine all-rounder following his winter switch from county champions Nottinghamshire to Northamptonshire.

Harrison played 10 Championship games for Northants during a red-ball loan spell last summer and was their leading wicket-taker with 36 at an average of 29.61.

But he also scored 456 runs, including an innings of 122 against Kent – his maiden first-class century.

“That’s part of my game [batting] that I really want to push. I was more of a batsman as a junior and then roles reversed and became more of a leggie who bats,” the 27-year-old told BBC Radio Northampton.

“Now I want to cement myself and make more of a case as a full-on all-rounder. It’s a good opportunity and I’m looking forward to it.”

Harrison said it had been a difficult decision to leave Trent Bridge, having played for Nottinghamshire since 2021, but now wanted to be part of a promotion-winning team as well as helping his new team do well in white-ball competitions.

“I’m looking forward to the new adventure now. We’ve set ourselves up really well to push for promotion and the guys got through to [T20 Blast] Finals Day [last season] and we want to repeat that,” he said.

“Ultimately I want to be playing all formats – and having a big role.”

Harrison made an appearance for England Lions in Abu Dhabi in February, taking 3-37 in a 50-over game against Pakistan Shaheens, and he hopes it may lead to further international opportunities.

“It was a good trip – it was unfortunate that it got cut short [by missile strikes across the Middle East]. When you go there you want to make a bit of a statement and I just enjoyed it. You go into an environment like that and you want to show what you can do,” he added.