Christopher Henry Morris is a former South African professional cricketer who was born on April 30, 1987. He played for Titans in first-class and List-A cricket, and he also played for the South African national cricket team. Christopher Morris announced that he will be retiring from all forms of cricket on January 11, 2022. The Titans announced in September 2018 that Morris would be a part of their team for the 2018 Abu Dhabi Twenty20 Trophy.
In the month that followed, he was selected to be a member of the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants’ team for the first Mzansi Super League Twenty20 event. With nine wickets earned in seven matches, he was the team’s highest wicket-taker throughout the competition. The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants side that will compete in the 2019 Mzansi Super League competition was fortunate enough to have Morris included in their roster in September of this year.
The Northern announced his inclusion in their team in April 2021, well in advance of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. Following several years of success in the Indian Premier League, he was sold at the auction in 2016 for more than one million dollars in United States currency. Through an innings that contained four fours and eight sixes, Morris was able to earn his greatest Twenty20 score during that season’s tournament. He scored 82 not out from just 32 balls, which was his highest score ever.
Royal Challengers Bangalore was the team that purchased him when the Delhi Capitals decided to release him before the auction for the 2020 Indian Premier League. As a result of his acquisition by Rajasthan Royals in 2021 for a sum of Rs. 16.25 crores (about US$2.3 million), he became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League. When South Africa played New Zealand in December 2012, Morris made his debut for the team in the Twenty20 International competition. During the match, he was able to record two wickets; however, he sustained an injury and was unable to finish his last over.
Chris Morris Biography
Name | Chris Morris |
Full Name | Christopher Henry Morris |
Date of Birth | 30 April 1987 |
Place of Birth | Pretoria, South Africa |
Other Names | NA |
Nationality | South African |
Father’s Name | Willie Morris |
Mother’s Name | Vyrnalee Morris |
Siblings | NA |
Spouse | Lisa Oosthuizen |
Marriage Date | NA |
Children | NA |
Role | Batting |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
ODI Debut | June 10, 2013 vs. Pakistan |
Test Debut | January 02, 2016, vs. England |
Favourite Food | NA |
Favourite Actor | NA |
Favourite Actress | NA |
Favourite Colour | Blue |
Retirement | 11 January 2022 |
It was in June 2013 that he made his debut in the One-Day International competition against Pakistan in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy[11]. On January 2, 2016, he made his debut in the Test competition against England. Morris was an integral component of South Africa’s Test, One-Day International, and Twenty20 International teams for their tour of England in 2017 as well as their participation in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. His inclusion in South Africa’s team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup came in May of 2019, and he took the place of Anrich Nortje, who was unable to participate due to a hand injury.
His 13 wickets in eight matches earned him the title of South Africa’s highest wicket-taker after the tournament. Before his retirement, Chris Morris, a former all-rounder from South Africa, held the record for being the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Rajasthan Royals had won the bidding battle over the Punjab Kings by placing a massive price of INR 16.25 crore in the 2021 auction before selecting him as their player of choice. Two years later, in 2023, England’s Sam Curran beat his record by selling for INR 18.50 crore to the Kings. This was the most amount of money that the King ever made.
Chris Morris, an all-rounder who plays for South Africa, has declared his intention to retire from all forms of cricket. In addition to announcing his intention to retire after a career that spanned twelve years, Morris, who is now 34 years old, also announced that he would be accepting a coaching position with Titans, a South African local team. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way, no matter how large or how tiny, because it has been an enjoyable ride! His Instagram post stated, “I am Morris.”
The last time Morris played for South Africa was during the One-Day International World Cup in 2019, which was also the event in which he took the most wickets for South Africa. The total number of wickets he took for his nation was 94, and he played for his country 69 times across all three forms. In addition to being a hard-hitting lower-order hitter, Morris was also a bowling all-rounder who often sent the speed gun past 140 kilometers per hour. After making his debut in a Twenty20 International in December 2012, Morris went on to make his debut in a One-Day International the following year, in June 2013.
Batting & Fielding Stats
YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 81 | 23 | 618 | 82* | 22.07 | 398 | 155.28 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 0 |
2021 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 36* | 13.40 | 49 | 136.73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 25* | 8.50 | 21 | 161.90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 5.33 | 37 | 86.48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 27* | 46.00 | 26 | 176.92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 4 | 154 | 52* | 30.80 | 94 | 163.82 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
2016 | 12 | 4 | 195 | 82* | 65.00 | 109 | 178.89 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
2015 | 11 | 5 | 76 | 34* | 38.00 | 46 | 165.21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 7* | 7.00 | 16 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bowling
YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Career | 81 | 1720 | 2295 | 95 | 4/23 | 24.16 | 8.01 | 18.11 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 11 | 246 | 376 | 15 | 4/23 | 25.06 | 9.17 | 16.40 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 9 | 190 | 210 | 11 | 4/26 | 19.09 | 6.63 | 17.27 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | 198 | 306 | 13 | 3/22 | 23.53 | 9.27 | 15.23 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 84 | 143 | 3 | 2/41 | 47.66 | 10.21 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 186 | 240 | 12 | 4/26 | 20.00 | 7.74 | 15.50 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 12 | 264 | 308 | 13 | 2/30 | 23.69 | 7.00 | 20.30 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 11 | 252 | 311 | 13 | 4/23 | 23.92 | 7.40 | 19.38 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 16 | 300 | 401 | 15 | 3/40 | 26.73 | 8.02 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
Despite this, he had to wait until January 2016 to make his debut in the Test match, which was the first of his four Test caps. Because Morris had all-around talents, he was in great demand in Twenty20 tournaments, which resulted in him receiving good wages, notably in Indian Premier League auctions. The Chennai Super Kings made an offer of $US625,000 for him, which was more than 31 times his basic price of $US20,000. He had only played one Twenty20 International at the time. During the Indian Premier League 2016 auction, the Delhi Daredevils purchased him for INR 7 crore, which is equivalent to around $1.04 million.
Royal Challengers Bangalore placed an offer of INR 10 crore (about $1.4 million) for him at the auction for the Indian Premier League in 2020. In the end, the Rajasthan Royals broke the bank for him by placing a bid of INR 16.25 crore (about $2.24 million) at the auction for the Indian Premier League 2021 auction. While Virat Kohli was paid INR 17 crore by the Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League from 2018 to 2021, Morris became the most expensive player to ever be sold at an Indian Premier League auction. However, he was not the highest-paid player. The Royals’ offer in 2021 made him the most expensive player to ever be sold at an IPL auction.