Charles Morris (cricketer, born 1939)

Charles Antony Morris (9 May 1939 – 17 November 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.

Charles Morris
Personal information
Full name
Charles Antony Morris
Born9 May 1939
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died17 November 1990(1990-11-17) (aged 51)
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1963Cambridgeshire
1960Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 23
Batting average 4.60
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2019

Morris was born in May 1939 at Cambridge. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to King's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made four appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1960, appearing against Yorkshire, Hampshire, the touring South Africans and Sussex.[2] Across his four matches, Morris scored 23 runs and bowled twelve wicketless overs with his leg break googly bowling.[3][4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1956–63, making thirty appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He died in November 1990 at Wilmslow, Cheshire.

References

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  1. ^ Cullum, Sir Thomas Gery (1966). Register. University of Cambridge. p. 51.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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