The middle-order batter's efforts in the middle were highlighted with a 161 not out against Mowbray which was the highest score in the competition last season.

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It marked a fitting farewell to a long career spent regularly grafting runs out at the NTCA grounds.

"I nearly gave it up at the end of last season but decided to have one last push, did pretty much all I could do," he said.

"I think if I had finished last year at the previous season, I would have had those questions because I probably didn't put in as much effort as I could have, missed a few training sessions and didn't train that hard.

"Whereas going out this year, I feel like I've put everything I could into it so I don't really have any regrets."

After making the decision around Christmas that he would pull up stumps at the season's end, Harris feels he came back from that break with better form.

"Maybe in the back of my head I knew my days were numbered and that might have motivated me to play a bit better," he said.

"I was saying to Jeremy [Jackson] that I kind of feel I am still getting better which is really weird maybe a few weeks into the season I thought this is a bit too hard but it only takes one or two innings and you feel like you've still got it.

"I feel I could play for another few years and compete at a pretty high level but it's a bit harder recovering on a Sunday now.

"[Claiming the award] was definitely a weird feeling but it's something that was pretty cool as well and something I am really proud of."

Harris' favourite moments of the season have been ones of team success rather than focusing on personal milestones.

"Mackenzie Barker made a 100 against Mowbray and being able to spend time in the middle with him and seeing him come back after four or five seasons away from the club was a bit of a highlight for me," he said.

"Angus Foster's 145 against Devonport, I suppose sharing the success of other players has been the biggest highlight."

While the Knights skipper has a focus on spending more time with family, South fans will likely still find Harris cheering on the Knights from the other side of the boundary in summer.

"I'll be a keen spectator and supporting the club," Harris said.

"I do look forward to sort of having a beer and seeing Lochlan Taylor, Jack French and a fewer of our younger under-16s come through into second-grade and being able to go down and watch Nathan Philip bang them around."

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