Alfred Morcom
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Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Westminster, London, England
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| Full name | Alfred Farr Morcom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1885 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1952 (aged 66) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904–1914 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905–1907 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfred Farr Morcom (16 February 1885 – 12 February 1952) was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor. He played first-class cricket on 23 occasions between 1905 and 1911, twenty of which came for Cambridge University, in addition to playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club. He also played cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire. His medical career spanned over thirty years, during which he assisted the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War. His medical career ended upon his death in 1952.
The son of Dr. Augustus Morcom and his wife, Alice Farr, he was born at Dunstable in February 1885. He was educated at Dunstable Grammar School and Repton School,[1] before going up to Clare College, Cambridge to study medicine.[2] While at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Warwickshire at Fenner's in 1905. He made seven first-class appearances for Cambridge in 1905, in addition to representing the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1907, making a total of twenty appearances.[3] A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he formed a formidable bowling partnership with Guy Napier and Percy May,[4] taking 85 wickets for Cambridge, at an average of 23.77. He took four five-wicket hauls and once took ten wickets in a match, with his best innings being 6 for 25 against Northamptonshire in 1906.[5][6] His final appearance in 1907 came for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in 1907,[3] a match in which he took his career best figures of 7 for 76.[7] In addition to first-class cricket, Morcom also played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire between 1904–14, making 61 appearances.[8]