Hugh Morris (cricketer)

Hugh Morris (born 5 October 1963)[1] is a former Welsh cricketer, who played in three Tests for England in 1991. He played county cricket for Glamorgan, captaining the county, and after several senior roles for the England and Wales Cricket Board he returned to Glamorgan as chief executive and director of cricket in August 2013.[2]

Hugh Morris
Personal information
Full nameHugh Morris
Born (1963-10-05) 5 October 1963
Cardiff, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut25 July 1991 v West Indies
Last Test22 August 1991 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC LA
Matches 3 314 274
Runs scored 115 19,785 8,606
Batting average 19.16 40.29 35.85
100s/50s 0/0 53/98 14/49
Top score 44 233* 159*
Balls bowled – 348 30
Wickets – 2 1
Bowling average – 190.00 27.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 1/6 1/14
Catches/stumpings 3/– 197/– 94/–
Source: CricInfo, 11 March 2019

The cricket correspondent, Colin Bateman, described Morris as "a talented, easy-going cricketer".[1]

Life and career

Morris was born in Cardiff, Wales. While at Blundell's School, he set several public school's batting records. He also played rugby union for Aberavon.[1]

A left-handed opener, Morris played three Tests in 1991, against the then formidable West Indies. He found their pace attack difficult to handle, scoring 115 runs at an average of 19.16.[1] He was Glamorgan's youngest captain at the age of 22 when appointed in 1986, and stood down from the role three years later to concentrate on his batting. He was reinstated as captain in 1993, and remained on the fringe of further Test selection for a number of years, without ever being selected again.[1]

He worked for several years England and Wales Cricket Board, where he was technical coaching director, acting chief executive and deputy chief executive before being appointed to chief executive. In August 2013 he returned to his native Glamorgan as chief executive and director of cricket.[2]

References
  1. Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 121. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. "Hugh Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2014.


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