Robert Morris (cricketer)

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Robert Morris
Personal information
Full name
Robert John Morris
Born(1926-11-27)27 November 1926
off-break
RoleOpening batsman
RelationsVernon Morris (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1951Cambridge University
1950Kent
FC debut4 May 1949 Cambridge University v Sussex
Last FC27 June 1951 Cambridge University v MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 22
Runs scored 778
Batting average 22.88
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 96
Balls bowled 402
Wickets 2
Bowling average 96.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/38
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014

Robert John Morris (27 November 1926 – 29 December 2007) was a Welsh cricketer. He played for Cambridge University and Kent County Cricket Club, making a total of 22 appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1949 and 1951.[1]

Morris was born at

flying bomb exploding near to the ground.[6]

The previous season he had dismissed seven batsmen in his opening over of a match and taken ten wickets against Clifton College,[7] and in 1945 he was considered "the best" all-rounder in schools cricket by Wisden.[8] He scored 558 runs at an average of 46.50 runs per innings and took 43 wickets with a bowling average of 7.41 runs, easily the best in both categories at Blundell's, and Wisden was again complementary, describing him as "a thoroughly competent cricketer"[8] and that he has "led the side skilfully".[9] After completing his National Service he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he studied history, and made his first-class debut for the university side against Sussex in 1949, scoring 96 on debut and winning his Blue as a freshman.[1][3][10]

After first playing for Kent's Second XI in 1948, Morris made two appearances for the county's First XI in the 1950

University Match after a run of poor form.[1]

Morris played no first-class cricket after leaving Cambridge, although he continued to play for Beckenham Cricket Club and Band of Brothers, an amateur side closely associated with Kent.

Harrow in 2007 aged 81.[3]

References

  1. ^
    CricInfo
    . Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. CricInfo
    . Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ^
    Kent Online
    , 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. ^ The Schools, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1945, p. 243. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. ^ Wisden, 1945, pp. 99–100.
  6. ^ Wisden, 1945, pp. 100–102.
  7. ^ Public Schools cricket in 1943, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1944, p. 222. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  8. ^ a b The Public Schools, 1945, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1946, p. 288. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  9. ^ Wisden 1946, p. 294.
  10. ^ a b Obituary: Robert Morris, Old Blundellian Club. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  11. ^ Robert Morris, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-03. (subscription required)

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