Elliot James Morres (10 April 1831 – 5 November 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1850–1851 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, being commissioned as an ensign in the Royal Berkshire Militia in January 1855.[6][7] In May of the same year, he transferred to the 47th Regiment in the Regular Army and was promoted to lieutenant in September 1855.[8] Morres died at Bath in November 1895. His brother, Thomas, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 94.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "No. 21658". The London Gazette. 6 February 1855. p. 440.
- ^ Emma Elizabeth Thoyts, History of the Royal Berkshire Militia (Now 3rd Battalion Royal Berks Regiment), Sulhamstead, Berks, 1897/Scholar Select, ISBN 978-1-37645405-5, p. 299.
- ^ "No. 21783". The London Gazette. 18 September 1855. p. 3474.