Elliot Morres

Elliot Morres
Personal information
Full name	Elliot James Morres
Born	10 April 1831; Reading, Berkshire, England
Died	5 November 1895 (aged 64); Bath, Somerset, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	Thomas Morres (brother); Hugh Morres (nephew); Archibald Morres (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
1850–1851	Oxford University
Career statistics
Matches	3
Runs scored	23
Batting average	5.75
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	10
Balls bowled	?
Wickets	7
Bowling average	?
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	3/?
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2020

Elliot James Morres (10 April 1831 – 5 November 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.

The son of the Royal Navy commander Elliot Morres, he was born at Reading in April 1831. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on three occasions, playing once against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1850, and twice against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1850 and 1851.[3] He scored 23 runs in his three matches, in addition to taking seven wickets.[4][5]

He was a student of Lincoln's Inn, but was never called to the bar.[1] Instead, he served in the British Army with the Royal Berkshire Militia and was commissioned as an ensign in January 1855.[6] In May of the same year, he transferred to the 47th Regiment and was promoted to lieutenant in September 1855.[7] Morres died at Bath in November 1895. His brother, Thomas, was also a first-class cricketer.

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