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.
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| Full name | Eric Wells Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1890 Bandra, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 1966 (aged 75) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928/29 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37 | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ Great Britain and the East. Vol. 14. Great Britain and the East, Limited. 1918. p. 908.
- ^ Debrett's Illustrated Baronetage, with the Knightage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Dean & Son. 1931. p. 1923.
- ^ "No. 28471". The London Gazette. 3 March 1911. p. 1637.
- ^ "No. 28894". The London Gazette. 8 September 1914. p. 7094.
- ^ "No. 29441". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1916. p. 721.
- ^ "No. 31370". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 6819.
- ^ The Indian Army List. Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. 1932. p. 170.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Eric Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 33536". The London Gazette. 20 September 1929. p. 6036.
- ^ "No. 33862". The London Gazette. 9 September 1932. p. 5767.
- ^ "No. 34014". The London Gazette. 12 January 1934. p. 318.
- ^ "No. 34215". The London Gazette. 1 November 1935. p. 6905.
- ^ "Player profile: Eric Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 34662". The London Gazette. 1 September 1939. p. 5989.