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South African cricketer (born 1955)

Willie Morris
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Francis Morris
Born (1955-03-30) 30 March 1955 (age 69)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsChris Morris (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1991/92Northern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 74 70
Runs scored 1,653 370
Batting average 16.86 12.33
100s/50s 0/4 0/1
Top score 99 63
Balls bowled 11,848 3,575
Wickets 208 70
Bowling average 26.83 28.15
5 wickets in innings 9 0
10 wickets in match 2 0
Best bowling 7/110 3/17
Catches/stumpings 73/0 40/0
Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2017

William Francis Morris (born 30 March 1955) is a South African former first-class cricketer.

Morris was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and lower-order batsman. He represented Northern Transvaal Schools in the 1972/3 Nuffield Week and made his senior debut for Northern Transvaal in October 1973 in the Gillette Cup. He played for Northern Transvaal from 1973 until 1991.

He is the father of South African international cricketer Chris Morris.

References

  1. Willie Morris at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  2. Miscellaneous Matches played by William Morris
  3. First Class Matches played by William Morris
  4. List A Matches played by William Morris
  5. 'I have never in my life seen this much money'
  6. 'Silent treatment' was catalyst - Morris

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