Sean Morris (cricketer)
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| Full name | Robert Sean Millner Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1968 Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rajasthan Royals Chief Executive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1996 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Sean Millner Morris is a former English first-class cricketer. Born in 1968 in Buckinghamshire, he was educated at Stowe School and Durham University, where he graduated with a degree in sociology and captained the cricket and hockey teams.[1]
Morris had trials with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire before joining Hampshire. He played 37 first-class matches as a right-handed opening batsman, enjoying his best season in 1994 when he averaged 49 and scored a career best 174 against Nottinghamshire. Unable to secure a regular place in the Hampshire line-up, Morris was released in 1996, his final innings a century against Cambridge University.[2]
He became the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association in 2008. Morris left that role in 2009 to become the chief executive of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
External links
- Sean Morris on Cricinfo
- Sean Morris on CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Sean Morris
References
- ^ Brenkley, Stephen (11 April 2008). "Roaring twenties: Players' union faces up to revolution". The Independent. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Hopps, David (25 April 2008). "Cricket: Morris dances to the compelling tune of big-time Twenty20". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2020.