Charles Morris (cricketer, born 1939)
English cricketer
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Charles Antony Morris (9 May 1939 – 17 November 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Charles Antony Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1939 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1990 (aged 51) Wilmslow, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1963 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morris was born in May 1939 at Cambridge. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to King's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made four appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1960, appearing against Yorkshire, Hampshire, the touring South Africans and Sussex.[2] Across his four matches, Morris scored 23 runs and bowled twelve wicketless overs with his leg break googly bowling.[3][4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1956–63, making thirty appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] He died in November 1990 at Wilmslow, Cheshire.