| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vernon Leslie Morris | |||
| Born | 13 June 1894 Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales |
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| Died | 11 January 1973 (aged 78) Exmouth, Devon, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| Relations | Robert Morris (son) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1920–1929 | Glamorgan | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | |||
| Matches | 18 | |||
| Runs scored | 407 | |||
| Batting average | 12.71 | |||
| 100s/50s | –/– | |||
| Top score | 42 | |||
| Balls bowled | – | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 9/– | |||
| Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2010 | ||||
Vernon Leslie Morris (13 June 1900 - 11 January 1973) was a Welsh cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Morris was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
Morris made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire.[1] With Glamorgan's elevation to first-class status, he made his first-class debut against Worcestershire in 1921. From 1921 to 1929, he represented Glamorgan in 18 first-class matches, with his final match for the county coming against the touring South Africans.[2] In his 18 first-class matches, he scored 407 runs at a batting average of 12.71, with a high score of 42. In the field he took 9 catches.[3]
Morris died at Exmouth, Devon on January 11, 1973.
Morris' son Robert Morris played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Kent.