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John Morris (New Zealand cricketer)

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John Morris
Personal information
Full name
John Bentham Morris
Born(1933-01-09)9 January 1933
Paddington, London, England
Died9 January 1970(1970-01-09) (aged 37)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1956/57Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 1,021
Batting average 25.52
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 103
Balls bowled 48
Wickets 1
Bowling average 28.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 December 2020

John Bentham Morris (9 January 1933 – 9 January 1970) was a New Zealand cricketer and orthopaedic surgeon.

Life and career

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Morris was born in London in January 1933, the son of an orthopaedic surgeon, and his family moved to New Zealand when he was a boy. He was educated at King's College, Auckland, and the University of Otago, where he graduated in medicine in 1956.[1] He furthered his orthopaedic training in the UK and the US before returning to New Zealand and taking up the position of orthopaedic surgeon at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.[1] He and his Middlemore Hospital colleague Ross Nicholson pioneered hip replacement surgery in New Zealand.[2] He died of illness in January 1970, survived by his wife and their three children.[1]

Morris played 23 first-class cricket matches for Auckland between 1951 and 1957.[3] A right-handed middle-order batsman, described as "an exciting stylist",[4] he scored 45 and 103 in Auckland's victory over Wellington in the 1953–54 Plunket Shield.[5] His other first-class century was 101 not out in Auckland's victory over Central Districts in the 1952–53 Plunket Shield.[6] He was Auckland's leading scorer in the 1954–55 Plunket Shield, with 280 runs at an average of 35.00.[7] He played for North Island in a trial match before the Test series against England in 1954–55 and scored 34, but was not selected for the Test team.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Morris, John Bentham (1932–1970)". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "O. Ross Nicholson, MD". SRS News. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "John Morris". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Mr. J. B. Morris". Press: 8. 12 January 1970.
  5. ^ "Auckland v Wellington 1953–54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Auckland v Central Districts 1952–53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Auckland Batting 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "South Island v North Island 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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