England cricketer made his Test debut 15 years after his death, read this shocking story of cricket

Harry Lee Who Made His Test Debut 15 Years After His Death: Can a player make his debut even 15 years after his death? You may find this a joke, but this is the reality. That's what England cricketer Harry Lee did. The name, recorded in history books, became immortal despite playing only one Test match in his career, as Harry Lee made his debut in international cricket 15 years after his death

1890, it was a dream to play at Lord's and nbsp;
Herry Lee was born in 1890 to a vegetable and coal trader. He was raised on the streets of Marylebone, but the only dream in his heart was to play on the grounds of Lord's, which is called the Mecca of Cricket. At the age of 15, he wrote a letter to the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) asking for a job as a ground staff. Here he started with work ranging from cleaning the stand to rolling the pitch. After this, he gradually made it to middlesex's under-19 team and by 1914 he had become a regular player of the county team

then came war and 'death'  
His dream of playing at Lord's was about to come true when The First World War broke out in 1914. Britain urged all the young men to join the war. Harry joined the 13th Battalion of the British Army (Kensington) and was sent to France in 1915. On 9 May, he was shot in the thigh during the Battle of Obers Ridge and lay in the ground of a man for three days until the German army picked him up and took him to the hospital

After this, there was no trace of his presence in Britain and he was declared dead. The news of his 'death' reached his home and his name was included in the official records among the dead

But Harry did not die 
Herry spent a long time in prison in Germany. There, a British prisoner advised Harry to overstate his injury so that he could have a chance to return home. The prisoner's trick worked and Harry was sent back to England in October 1915, but the truth was that due to injury, one of his legs was permanently cut short. Doctors advised him to quit cricket, but Harry Lee refused to give up

The victory of courage, return to cricket 
After all this, Harry didn't give up and made up his mind to play cricket. Middlesex gave him a chance to return to training. Harry returned to first-class cricket in 1919 and excelled. He became the player to score 1,000+ runs in a season 13 times and continued to shine in county cricket

and then... 'Dream Debut' came 15 years later
Time passed, but Harry's story was still incomplete. In 1930, The England team toured South Africa and the injury-ridden team needed a reliable batsman. At that time, the team expressed confidence in Harry and the 40-year-old Harry Lee got a chance to play in a Test, which happened 15 years after his 'death

He made his debut for England in the fourth Test in February 1931. He scored 18 in his first innings and 11 in the second innings. These figures may seem normal on the scoreboard, but for the player who once read the news of his death in the newspapers, it was nothing short of a rebirth

cricketer, then umpire, then coach 
After retiring in 1934, Harry Lee became an umpire and then joined coaching. He coached at a downside school and died at the age of 90