Saturday, August 22, 2015

Australian Test cricket legend Arthur Morris dies aged 93

Posted by Anup Baral August 22, 2015 :
Arthur Morris was the highest scorer on Bradman's 'invincibles' team when they toured England in 1948.Arthur Morris, one of Australia’s finest opening batsmen and a key member of Don Bradman’s Invincibles side, has died aged 93.

Arthur Robert Morris MBE (19 January 1922 – 22 August 2015) was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen. He is best known for his key role in Don Bradman's Invincibles side, which made an undefeated tour of England in 1948. He was the leading scorer in the Tests on the tour, with three centuries. His efforts in the Fourth Test at Headingley helped Australia to reach a world record victory target of 404 on the final day. Morris was named in the Australian Cricket Board's Team of the Century in 2000 and was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2001.

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