John Morley
Personal information
Full name
John Wilby Morley
Born30 July 1838
Raithby, Lincolnshire, England
Died24 April 1864(1864-04-24) (aged 25)
along the Mackenzie River, Queensland, Australia
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18591860Oxford 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

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

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. 1 2 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.


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