Nathan Morland should not be confused with Nate Moreland.
| Nathan Morland | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Nathan Douglas Morland |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Club2: | Dunedin Metropolitan |
| Year2: | 1999/00 |
| Club3: | Southland |
| Year3: | 2006/07 |
| Date: | 18 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37742.html ESPNcricinfo |
Nathan Douglas Morland (born 20 December 1976) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 34 first-class and 38 List A matches, mainly for Otago, between the 1996–97 and 2003–04 seasons.[1]
Morland was born at Dunedin in 1976 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1994–95 season and was part of the New Zealand Cricket Academy developmental squad, going on to play for the national under-19 team, touring both Australia and England with the side.[3]
Morland made his senior representative debut for Otago in December 1996, playing in a List A match against Auckland at Eden Park, before making his first-class debut later in the same season. In total he played 33 first-class and 33 List A matches for Otago, with his other top-level matches coming for the New Zealand Academy side and for the Southern Conference. Primarily an off break bowler, he took 50 first-class and 31 List A wickets.[3] He scored a single half-century, making 56 runs against Wellington in a December 2003 Plunket Shield match.[4] This was his last season as a contracted player with Otago.[1] He went on to play Hawke Cup cricket for Southland[3] and to work as a teacher.[2]