- Gordon Morgan (cricketer)
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Personal information Full name Gordon Morgan Born 31 August 1959
Kampala, UgandaBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Relations Michael Morgan (brother) Domestic team information Years Team 1983–1988 Suffolk 1981 Bedfordshire Career statistics Competition List A Matches 5 Runs scored 51 Batting average 10.20 100s/50s –/– Top score 40 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2011 Gordon Morgan (born 31 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Morgan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, which was then under British rule.
Morgan made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He made 6 further appearances for Bedfordshire in that season, with his last appearance coming against Shropshire.[1] In 1983, he joined Suffolk, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cambridgeshire. Morgan played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1983 to 1988, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Worcestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further List A appearances for Suffolk, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 5 List A matches, he scored 51 runs at an average of 10.20, with a high score of 40.[4]
His brother, Michael, played List A and Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire.
References
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Graham". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9148/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34757/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34757/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34757/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Kampala
- English cricketers
- English people of Scottish descent
- Bedfordshire cricketers
- Suffolk cricketers
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