William Morgan (cricketer, born 1862)

William Morgan (1862 – 22 October 1914) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.

William Morgan
Personal information
Full name
William Morgan
Born1862
Nantgarw, Glamorgan, Wales
Died22 October 1914 (aged 51/52)
Porthleven, Cornwall, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1900–1901Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 32
Batting average 10.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 59
Wickets 3
Bowling average 10.66
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/21
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2018

Born at Nantgarw near Cardiff in 1862, Morgan made two appearances in first-class cricket, both for the West of England. Both matches came against the East in the East v West fixtures, with the first played at Portsmouth in September 1892, and the second played at the same venue in 1894.[1] He took three wickets across the two matches.[2] He later played minor counties cricket for Glamorgan in 1901 and 1902, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He died at Porthleven, Cornwall, in October 1914.

References edit

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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