Alfred Morris (cricketer)

Alfred Morris (11 September 1876 29 March 1961) was an English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham.

Alfred Morris
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Morris
Born(1876-09-11)11 September 1876
West Hartlepool,
County Durham, England
Died29 March 1961(1961-03-29) (aged 84)
Lancaster Moor, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912Minor Counties
19051914Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s /
Top score 4
Balls bowled 251
Wickets 10
Bowling average 8.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/50
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

Morris made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1905 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1905 to 1904, making 89 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made a first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against the touring South Africans in 1912. In this match, he scored 3 runs in the Minor Counties only innings before being dismissed by Sid Pegler. In the South Africans only innings, he took all three wickets to fall in the innings: Louis Tancred, Tommy Ward and Tip Snooke for the cost of 5 runs from 6.3 overs.[2] He made a further first-class appearance in 1912 for an England XI against the touring Australians.[3] He took figures of 4/50 in the Australians first-innings, while in their second he took figures of 3/25. With the bat, he scored 4 runs in the England XI first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Whitty, while he wasn't required to bat in their second-innings.[4]

He died on Lancaster Moor in Lancashire on 29 March 1961.

References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alfred Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties v South Africans, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "England XI v Australians, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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