Charles Morrison (cricketer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Charles Morrison (cricketer)
- Charles Stuart Morrison (27 May 1883 in Jamaica – 25 November 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906.
- He was a right-handed batsman and a slow medium bowler. He made his debut in important cricket for Jamaica against Lord Brackley's team in 1904-05 and was even chosen for the combined West Indies team for the match in Trinidad.
- He also played for the Jamaican side that played in Trinidad in August 1905.
- Jamaica performed badly but Morrison himself performed creditably and was selected as one of the two Jamaican for the forthcoming tour of England. Before the tour he was described thus: "Considered a good bowler, and is a likely all-rounder".
- He was a disappointment on this 1906 tour averaging just 6.5 with the bat and taking just 14 wickets at an average of 14.5 in the first class matches.
- He did in fact have some success in a couple of early minor matches taking 8-101 in the match against Lord Brackley's West Indian XI and 5 more wickets in the next match against the Minor Counties XI.
- Thereafter he played irregularly and was only lightly bowled. He played against the Philadelphian team that played in Jamaica in 1908-09, taking 11 wickets in the first of the three matches.
- He also played for Jamaica in their three matches against the 1910-11 English tourists.
- In 1913 'Cricket', referring to Jamaican cricket, recorded that "Probably C.S.
- Morrison is the best bowler the side ever had".Remarkably he also played against the English tourists that played in the West Indies in 1925-26, when he captained Jamaica in their first two matches at the age 42.
- There had been no first class cricket played in Jamaica between these two tours.
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