John Morley (cricketer)

John Wilby Morley (30 July 1838 – 24 April 1864) was an English first-class cricketer.

John Morley

Personal information
Full name	John Wilby Morley
Born	30 July 1838 Raithby, Lincolnshire, England
Died	24 April 1864 (aged 25) along the Mackenzie River, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1859–1860	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 47 Batting average 7.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 19 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2020

The son of The Reverend William Morley, he was born in July 1838 at Raithby, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made four appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1859–60,[3] scoring a total of 47 runs with a high score of 19.[4] Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Morley emigrated to Australia, where he died along the Mackenzie River in Queensland in April 1864.[1]

References

1. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5 ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 50. ISBN 1528103440.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. pp. 984.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Morley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Morley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

External links

• John Morley at ESPNcricinfo