Born at Bottom Row, Calverton on 8 June 1880, Isaac Marshall Harrison was a stylish bat and a brilliant field. He was given a trial in the Notts Colts XXII in 1900 and on a wicket greatly assisting the bowlers managed to score 15. A further trial was extended to him in 1901 in which season he appeared against Yorkshire Colts. He also obtained a position on the ground staff at Trent Bridge and made his debut in First-Class cricket for Notts v Middlesex at Lord’s in June 1901, appearing in place of JA Dixon.
He also appeared in place of a more established batter in the match in June 1901 when Notts recorded the lowest ever total - just 13 all out - agaimnst Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. Arthur Shrewsbury was in the Notts side but split his hand fielding very early in Yorkshire's iinings and the substitution was agreed.
Harrison scored nought in both innings, ebing dismissed by Wilfred Rhodes in the first (Rhodes had the remarkable figures of 4-6!) and by George Hirst in the second; Charles Dench also made a 'pair' for Notts as they subsided to defeat by an innings and 18 runs.
Harrison's Notts career was restricted to seven First-Class matches, the last being at Old Trafford versus Lancashire on August 1901. He scored 143 runs @14.30. and did not bowl. His top score was 33 which he achieved twice, versus Kent at Catford and the South Africans at Trent Bridge.
Harrison was retained on the Trent Bridge ground staff in 1902 but fell ill just after the start of the season and this illness in fact finished his active career.
At the close of the 1902 season, Notts met the XXII of Calverton & District for his benefit, the sum of £28-10-0 being raised for him.
He died at Calverton on 25 February 1909, aged 28 years.
February 2026
Nottinghamshire First-Class Number: 269