Henry Alan Morgan (5 June 1938 – 6 July 2024) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1963 to 1978.
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| Full name | Henry Alan Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1938 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 2024 (aged 86) Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Richard Morgan (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963–64 to 1977–78 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Morgan was a medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who was an irregular member of the Wellington team for 15 years. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 42 against Canterbury in 1966–67.[1] His highest score was 67, also against Canterbury, in his second-last match in 1977–78.[2]
Morgan won the Man of the Match award in the final of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out in 1973–74. He took 3 for 55 in Auckland's innings then top-scored with 46 as Wellington reached their target with one wicket and six balls to spare.[3]
Morgan died in Rotorua in July 2024, aged 86.[4] His son Richard played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1993 to 2002.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Auckland 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Harry Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Richard Morgan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
edit- Harry Morgan at ESPNcricinfo
- Harry Morgan at CricketArchive (subscription required)