Harry Morgan (cricketer)

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Harry Morgan
Personal information
Full nameHenry Alan Morgan
Born (1938-06-05) 5 June 1938 (age 82)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Relations Richard Morgan (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963-64 to 1977-78 Wellington
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches3311
Runs scored789252
Batting average 19.2425.20
100s/50s0/40/2
Top score6766
Balls bowled5684522
Wickets 7315
Bowling average 26.2125.20
5 wickets in innings 10
10 wickets in match0n/a
Best bowling5/423/48
Catches/stumpings 20/06/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 May 2018

Henry Alan Morgan (born 5 June 1938) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1963 to 1978.

Harry Morgan was a medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who was an irregular member of the Wellington team for 15 years. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 42 against Canterbury in 1966-67. [1] His highest score was 67, also against Canterbury, in his second-last match in 1977-78. [2]

He won the Man of the Match award in the final of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out in 1973-74. He took 3 for 55 in Auckland’s innings then top-scored with 46 as Wellington reached their target with one wicket and six balls to spare. [3]

His son Richard played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1993 to 2002. [4]

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References

  1. "Canterbury v Wellington 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. "Wellington v Canterbury 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. "Wellington v Auckland 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. "Richard Morgan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.