John Trevil Morgan (7 May 1907 – 18 December 1976) was a Welsh cricketer. Morgan was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cyncoed, Glamorgan, and was educated at Charterhouse School and Jesus College, Cambridge.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Trevil Morgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1907 Cyncoed, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1976 (aged 69) Leigh Woods, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Niel Morgan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1930 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1934 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan, usually known as "JT", scored a century for Cambridge University in the 1929 University Match: going to the wicket at 137 for 5, he scored 149 out of 208 in three and a half hours.[2] He captained Cambridge in 1930, his final year, when they defeated Oxford. After graduating with a degree in history, he returned to Cardiff to work in his family's department store, David Morgan, becoming chairman of the company in 1935.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Trevil Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Wisden 1977, pp. 1047–48.
- ^ Wilfred Wooller, "J. T. Morgan", The Cricketer, February 1977, p. 21.
External links
edit- Trevil Morgan at ESPNcricinfo
- Trevil Morgan at CricketArchive