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Full name | Vernon Leslie Morris | ||||||||||||||
Born | Briton Ferry, Glamorgan | 13 June 1894||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 1973 78) Exmouth, Devon | (aged||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Robert Morris (son) | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1920–1929 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,26 June 2010 |
Vernon Leslie Morris (13 June 1900 –11 January 1973) was a Welsh cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Morris was born at Briton Ferry,Glamorgan.
Morris made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. [1] With Glamorgan's elevation to first-class status,he made his first-class debut against Worcestershire in 1921. From 1921 to 1929,he represented Glamorgan in 18 first-class matches,with his final match for the county coming against the touring South Africans. [2] In his 18 first-class matches,he scored 407 runs at a batting average of 12.71,with a high score of 42. In the field he took 9 catches. [3]
Morris died at Exmouth,Devon on 11 January 1973. His son Robert Morris played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Kent.
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