Vernon Morris | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | Vernon Leslie Morris |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1894 |
Birth Place: | Briton Ferry, Glamorgan |
Death Place: | Exmouth, Devon |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Family: | Robert Morris (son) |
Club1: | Glamorgan |
Year1: | 1920–1929 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 18 |
Runs1: | 407 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.71 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 42 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
Date: | 26 June |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17106.html Cricinfo |
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.