Samuel Morris

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Sam Morris
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 1
test runs = 14
test bat avg = 14.00
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 10*
test balls = 136
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 36.50
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 2/73
test catches/stumpings = 0/-
FCs = 20
FC runs = 591
FC bat avg = 17.90
FC 100s/50s = 0/5
FC top score = 64*
FC balls = 1806
FC wickets = 31
FC bowl avg = 26.09
FC 5s = 1
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 5/21
FC catches/stumpings = 13/-
debut date = 1 January
debut year = 1885
last date = 1 January
last year = 1885
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6647.html Cricinfo

Samuel Morris (born June 22, 1855 in Hobart; died September 20, 1931 in Albert Park, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1885. He was the first black man to represent Australia and, apart from Andrew Symonds, is the only player of West Indian heritage to do so.

Morris was one of nine Australian Test players to make his debut in the Second Test of the 1884-85 series against England. Selectors were forced to choose an entirely new team after the eleven of the First Test refused to play over a dispute concerning payment of players. Morris took two wickets in the match, including English captain Arthur Shrewsbury, and made just fourteen runs (4 as an opener in the first innings, 10 not out in the second batting at number ten) as Australia lost by ten wickets.

His parents were West Indian and had traveled to Australia in the gold-rush years of the 1840s. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1855, but played his club cricket in Victoria for Melbourne's St Kilda club where he later became the groundsman before suffering from blindness in his later years.

References

*Smith, Rick (2000), "Australian Test Cricketers". Sydney. ABC Books. ISBN 0-7333-0321-8.
*Wikipedia, History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)

External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6647.html Cricinfo article on Samuel Morris]