chris morris Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
chris morris is a cricketer(sportsman) from South Africa. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Christopher Henry Morris
Born
April 30, 1987, Pretoria, Transvaal
Age
36 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowling Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 4 | 42 | 23 | 81 |
Inn | 7 | 27 | 13 | 51 |
Runs | 173 | 468 | 133 | 618 |
Avg | 24.71 | 20.35 | 14.78 | 22.07 |
SR | 47.79 | 100.65 | 130.39 | 155.28 |
HS | 69 | 62 | 55 | 82 |
NO | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4s | 25 | 36 | 12 | 41 |
6s | 0 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 4 | 42 | 23 | 81 |
Inn | 8 | 40 | 23 | 81 |
Balls | 623 | 1894 | 498 | 1720 |
Runs | 459 | 1756 | 697 | 2295 |
Wkt | 12 | 48 | 34 | 95 |
BBI | 38 / 3 | 31 / 4 | 27 / 4 | 23 / 4 |
BBM | 45 / 5 | 31 / 4 | 27 / 4 | 23 / 4 |
Eco | 4.42 | 5.56 | 8.4 | 8.01 |
Avg | 38.25 | 36.58 | 20.5 | 24.16 |
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- WF Morris
- South Africa
- Chennai Super Kings
- Delhi Capitals
- Hampshire
- Lions
- Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
- North West
- North West Invitation XI
- Rajasthan Royals
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- South Africa A
- South African Invitation XI
- South African XI
- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Surrey
- Sydney Thunder
- Titans
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Morris took up cricket very late, making his First Class debut for North West at the age of 22 in 2009. By 2011/12, he already established himself as their leading bowler. During that season, he was the highest wicket-taker in the domestic T20 competition with 21 wickets. With the help of this performance, he made it to the T20I squad which was touring Zimbabwe. Though he didn't play a single game on that tour, he gained useful knowledge from Allan Donald.
That experience helped him perform brilliantly in the 2012 Champions League, where his franchise - Lions - reached the final. The impression he had on the tournament earned him a call-up for the T20I series against New Zealand in December 2012. A few months later he was selected in the Champions Trophy squad and made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Birmingham.
During the 2013 IPL auctions, Morris was bought by Chennai Super Kings for US$650,000. He commented that he had \"never seen so much money\". Morris went on to play a vital role in getting Chennai to the final of the IPL where they lost to Mumbai Indians.
The IPL continued to remain kind to him, and in 2016, he was signed up for a whopping US$1 million by Delhi Daredevils. On Morris's part, he did justice to that price tag, finishing as their leading wicket-taker that season. Prior to this tournament, Morris had made his Test debut for South Africa in the New Year's Test against England. In the following one-day series, with South Africa 1-2 down and on the brink of losing the fourth ODI as well, Morris turned the match around from out of nowhere and stunned England with his power-hitting. The hosts eventually went on to win that series.
Morris went on to play in the World T20 a month later, beating fellow all-rounder Wayne Parnell for the spot in the team. However, the tournament didn't go to plan for him and apart from a four-fer against Afghanistan, the all-rounder didn't produce anything of note. From mid-2016 though, Morris has received a much more consistent run in the ODI format which has benefited him.
Morris missed out of the 2015 World Cup and he was also not picked for the upcoming 2019 mega event. He was only brought in because an injury to Anrich Nortje ruled him out of the tournament. You could see the disappointment when the preliminary squad was announced as Morris was playing an IPL game for Delhi Capitals and when he got out he took an eternity to walk back to the dugout. He was a frustrated man but things have changed since and he finds himself among the 15 members. Though he might be a doubtful starter, Morris will look to make the most of this new lease of life.
by Sagar Chawla
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
The IPL's biggest South African beneficiary must be Chris Morris, who sold for US$625,000 at the 2013 auction and US$1 million three years later. Morris is a bowling allrounder, who often sends the speedgun beyond 140kph and bats fearlessly in the lower-order. He is also a handy slip-fielder, and in that regard, he takes after his father, former Northern Transvaal first-class cricketer Willie.
Morris was a late bloomer, who made his first-class debut at 22 and only came to the attention of the national selectors when he was well into his mid-20s. He finished the 2011-12 season as the leading wicket-taker in the domestic T20 competition, with 21 scalps at 12.66 and was picked to play a T20 tri-series in Zimbabwe.
Later that year, he showed his skills for his franchise, the Lions, in the 2012 Champions League. Morris combined with the likes of Sohail Tanvir and Dirk Nannes to provide a powerful seam attack and take the team to final of the competition. On the basis of that tournament, he was one of the big buys of IPL and went to Chennai Super Kings for more than 31 times his base price of US$20,000
Despite his T20 fame, Morris insisted he was not a limited-overs specialist and the numbers backed him up. Morris had a promising 2010-11 first-class season, when he averaged over 60 with the bat, albeit in the provincial, not franchise division, in South Africa. He also led the Lions' charge in the 2012-13 Sunfoil Series and finished with 32 wickets at 16.00 and three years later was rewarded with a Test call-up.
In the 2015-16 summer, with South Africa's bowling reserves depleted by injury, Morris debuted at the New Year's Test against England. He made more of an impression as a batsman with 69 in his first match and he took that form into limited-overs' cricket as well.
Six days after being picked up by Delhi Daredevils for a millions dollars, Morris proved his worth. He struck 62 off 38 balls to see South Africa draw level in the fourth match of a five-game rubber against England and later took them to a similarly thrilling win in a T20. Morris' bowling did not light up the park in the same way and he struggled through the 2016 World T20.
Fridose Moonda