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Full name | Eric Wells Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 December 1890 Bandra, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 May 1966 Kensington, London, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928/29 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936/37 | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.