Chris Morris (cricketer)

Christopher Henry Morris (born 30 April 1987) is a former South African professional cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Titans and played for South Africa national cricket team. On 11 January 2022, Chris Morris announced retirement from all forms of cricket.^[1]

Chris Morris

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Henry Morris
Born	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling allrounder
Relations	Willie Morris (father)
International information
National side	South Africa (2012–2019)
Test debut (cap 324)	2 January 2016 v England
Last Test	27 July 2017 v England
ODI debut (cap 110)	10 June 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI	6 July 2019 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	2
T20I debut (cap 55)	21 December 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I	24 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	2
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–2012	North West
2010–2015	Highveld Lions
2013	Chennai Super Kings
2015, 2021	Rajasthan Royals
2015–2021	Titans
2016–2019	Delhi Capitals (squad no. 2)
2016	Surrey
2018/19–2019/20	Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
2019	Hampshire (squad no. 2)
2019/20	Sydney Thunder (squad no. 24)
2020	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 4 42 23 60 Runs scored 173 467 133 2571 Batting average 24.71 20.30 14.77 32.96 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/1 4/11 Top score 69 62 55* 154 Balls bowled 623 1894 498 9058 Wickets 12 48 34 196 Bowling average 38.25 36.58 20.50 24.48 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1 Best bowling 3/38 4/31 4/27 8/44 Catches/stumpings 5/– 9/– 6/– 53/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2022

Domestic career

In September 2018, Morris was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.^[2] The following month, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[3][4] He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with nine dismissals in seven matches.^[5]

In September 2019, Morris was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.^[6] In April 2021, he was named in Northerns' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.^[7]

Indian Premier League

After several years of success in the Indian Premier League, he was sold for over US$1 million at the 2016 auction. Morris achieved his highest T20 score during that season's competition, scoring 82 not out from only 32 balls, an innings which included four fours and eight sixes. He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction^[8] and was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2021, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 16.25 crores (~US$2.3 million), becoming the most expensive player in IPL history.^[9]

International career

Morris made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa in December 2012 against New Zealand. He took two wickets during the match but suffered an injury and was unable to complete his final over.^[10] He made his One Day International debut in June 2013 against Pakistan in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy^[11] and his Test debut against England on 2 January 2016.^[12]

Morris was selected as part of South Africa's Test, ODI and T20I squads for their tour of England in 2017 and for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In May 2019, he was added to South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Anrich Nortje who was ruled out with a hand injury.^[13] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for South Africa, with 13 dismissals in eight matches.^[14]