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 to 1956–57Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 1021
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 11/0
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

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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