Trevil Morgan

John Trevil Morgan (7 May 1907 18 December 1976) was a Welsh cricketer. Morgan was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cyncoed, Glamorgan, and was educated at Charterhouse School and Jesus College, Cambridge.[1]

Trevil Morgan
Personal information
Full name
John Trevil Morgan
Born(1907-05-07)7 May 1907
Cyncoed, Glamorgan, Wales
Died18 December 1976(1976-12-18) (aged 69)
Leigh Woods, Bristol, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsNiel Morgan (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928Wales
19271930Cambridge University
19251934Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 83
Runs scored 2,339
Batting average 21.07
100s/50s 4/6
Top score 149
Balls bowled 2,676
Wickets 26
Bowling average 51.65
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/16
Catches/stumpings 61/12
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2012

Morgan, usually known as "JT", scored a century for Cambridge University in the 1929 University Match: going to the wicket at 137 for 5, he scored 149 out of 208 in three and a half hours.[2] He captained Cambridge in 1930, his final year, when they defeated Oxford. After graduating with a degree in history, he returned to Cardiff to work in his family's department store, David Morgan, becoming chairman of the company in 1935.[3]

References

  1. "Player profile: Trevil Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. Wisden 1977, pp. 1047–48.
  3. Wilfred Wooller, "J. T. Morgan", The Cricketer, February 1977, p. 21.
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