Charlie Felix Derrington Morgan (born 9 July 1989) is an English sports journalist and former cricketer. Morgan played as a right-handed batsman and fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Charlie Felix Derrington Morgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1989 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Durham MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Durham UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While studying for his degree at Durham University, Morgan made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Lancashire in 2008. He appeared in two further first-class matches for the university in 2009, against Lancashire and Durham. Two more first-class appearances came in 2010 for the university, by now playing as Durham MCCU following a change of name, against Nottinghamshire and Durham.[1] In his five first-class matches, he scored 61 runs at an average of 10.16, with a high score of 38. Behind the stumps, he took 5 catches and made a single stumping.[2]
In a Daily Telegraph article on South Africa's pace bowling, published on 16 August 2022, Morgan commented that the Wikipedia page dedicated to his brief first-class cricket career contained "a vast overestimation of my height".[3]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charlie Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Charlie Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (16 August 2022). "I faced South Africa's pace attack – and was left feeling helpless and frazzled". The Telegraph. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
External links
edit- Charlie Morgan at ESPNcricinfo
- Charlie Morgan at CricketArchive