Vernon Leslie Morris (13 June 1900 – 11 January 1973) was a Welsh cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Morris was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
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| Full name | Vernon Leslie Morris | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1894 Briton Ferry, Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 1973 (aged 78) Exmouth, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Morris (son) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1920–1929 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Morris made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire.[1] With Glamorgan's elevation to first-class status, he made his first-class debut against Worcestershire in 1921. From 1921 to 1929, he represented Glamorgan in 18 first-class matches, with his final match for the county coming against the touring South Africans.[2] In his 18 first-class matches, he scored 407 runs at a batting average of 12.71, with a high score of 42. In the field he took 9 catches.[3]
Morris died at Exmouth, Devon on 11 January 1973. His son Robert Morris played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Kent.