Charles Stuart Morrison (27 May 1883 in Jamaica – 25 November 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow medium bowler.
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States.
The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 1906 season. The team played 19 matches between 11 June and 18 August 1906 of which 13 were regarded as first-class.
He made his debut in important cricket for Jamaica against Lord Brackley's team in 1904-05 and was even chosen for the combined West Indies team for the match in Trinidad. He also played for the Jamaican side that played in Trinidad in August 1905. Jamaica performed badly but Morrison himself performed creditably and was selected as one of the two Jamaican for the forthcoming tour of England.
Before the tour he was described thus: "Considered a good bowler, and is a likely all-rounder". [1] He was a disappointment on this 1906 tour averaging just 6.5 with the bat and taking just 14 wickets at an average of 14.5 in the first class matches. He did in fact have some success in a couple of early minor matches taking 8-101 in the match against Lord Brackley's West Indian XI and 5 more wickets in the next match against the Minor Counties XI. Thereafter he played irregularly and was only lightly bowled.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere, MVO, KJStJ was a British peer and soldier from the Egerton family, known as Viscount Brackley before 1914.
He played against the Philadelphian team that played in Jamaica in 1908-09, taking 11 wickets in the first of the three matches. He also played for Jamaica in their three matches against the 1910-11 English tourists. In 1913 'Cricket', referring to Jamaican cricket, recorded that "Probably C.S. Morrison is the best bowler the side ever had". [2]
Remarkably he also played against the English tourists that played in the West Indies in 1925-26, when he captained Jamaica in their first two matches at the age 42. There had been no first class cricket played in Jamaica between these two tours.
