Eric Morris
Personal information
Full name
Eric Wells Morris
Born8 December 1890
Bandra, Bombay Presidency,
British India
Died22 May 1966(1966-05-22) (aged 75)
Kensington, London, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928/29Europeans
1936/37Bihar
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 46
Batting average 11.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 20
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 1
Bowling average 75.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/75
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 November 2023

Eric Wells Morris DSO (8 December 1890 – 22 May 1966) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.

The son of the Irishman Dermot Morris,[1] he was born in British India at Bandara in December 1890. He was educated at Felsted School, before proceeding to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2] He was commissioned into the Connaught Rangers as a second lieutenant in March 1911.[3] He served in the First World War, being promoted to lieutenant a month and a half into the conflict,[4] with promotion to captain following in October 1915.[5] Following the war, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in the 1919 Birthday Honours, at which point he was seconded to the Cheshire Regiment.[6] Morris later joined the British Indian Army in March 1928.[7]

A year later, in March 1929, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Muslims at Lahore in the 1928–29 Lahore Tournament.[8] In September 1929, he was confirmed in the rank of captain in the British Indian Army.[9] He vacated his appointment in India as an instructor at the Indian Army Service Corps (IASC) Training Establishment in June 1932, at which point he held the rank of major.[10] He was reappointed an instructor at IASC Training Establishment at Chaklala in September 1933,[11] with promotion to lieutenant colonel following in September 1935.[12] In December 1936, he made a second appearance in first-class cricket, this time for Bihar against Bengal at Calcutta in the 1936–37 Ranji Trophy.[8] In his two first-class matches, he scored 46 runs with a highest score of 20, in addition to taking a single wicket.[13] After a number of appointments as an instructor, Morris retired from active service in August 1939.[14] He later died in England at Kensington in May 1966.

References

  1. ↑ Great Britain and the East. Vol. 14. Great Britain and the East, Limited. 1918. p. 908.
  2. ↑ Debrett's Illustrated Baronetage, with the Knightage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Dean & Son. 1931. p. 1923.
  3. ↑ "No. 28471". The London Gazette. 3 March 1911. p. 1637.
  4. ↑ "No. 28894". The London Gazette. 8 September 1914. p. 7094.
  5. ↑ "No. 29441". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1916. p. 721.
  6. ↑ "No. 31370". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 6819.
  7. ↑ The Indian Army List. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. 1932. p. 170.
  8. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Eric Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "No. 33536". The London Gazette. 20 September 1929. p. 6036.
  10. ↑ "No. 33862". The London Gazette. 9 September 1932. p. 5767.
  11. ↑ "No. 34014". The London Gazette. 12 January 1934. p. 318.
  12. ↑ "No. 34215". The London Gazette. 1 November 1935. p. 6905.
  13. ↑ "Player profile: Eric Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "No. 34662". The London Gazette. 1 September 1939. p. 5989.
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