Fi Morris

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Fi Morris
Personal information
Full nameFritha Mary Kie Morris
Born (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 27)
Reading, Berkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2009Oxfordshire
2010–2012Gloucestershire
2013–2017Berkshire
2016Southern Vipers
2018–presentHampshire
2018–2019Southern Vipers
2020–presentWestern Storm
2021–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 66 73
Runs scored 1,230 601
Batting average 23.65 13.97
100s/50s 1/4 0/0
Top score 127 40
Balls bowled 3,069 1,433
Wickets 102 80
Bowling average 16.70 16.40
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/26 4/22
Catches/stumpings 21/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 March 2021

Fritha Mary Kie "Fi" Morris (born 31 January 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Western Storm and Southern Brave. An all-rounder, she is a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, as well as Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Early life[]

Morris was born on 31 January 1994 in Reading, Berkshire.[2] She studied at the University of Exeter.[3]

Domestic career[]

Morris made her county debut in 2008, for Oxfordshire against Cornwall. She scored 12* and bowled three overs.[4] In her second match, she took 4/46 against Gloucestershire.[5] Morris was Oxfordshire's leading wicket-taker in the 2009 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6]

Morris moved to Gloucestershire ahead of the 2010 season. She hit her maiden county half-century in the 2010 Women's County Championship, scoring 52* against Buckinghamshire.[7] Earlier in the same season, she took 4/12 against Dorset.[8] The following Championship season, Morris was Gloucestershire's leading run-scorer and joint-leading wicket-taker, with 345 runs and 15 wickets.[9][10] She also hit her maiden county century, scoring 127 against her former team Oxfordshire.[11]

Morris moved to Berkshire ahead of the 2013 season, and remained there until the end of the 2017 season. She had a solid start at her new club, scoring 151 runs with a high score of 47, as well as taking 6 wickets in the 2013 Women's County Championship.[12][13] She went on to be Berkshire's leading wicket-taker in the 2014 Women's County Championship, as well as in the 2015 and 2016 T20 Cups.[14][15][16]

Ahead of the 2018 season, Morris moved to Hampshire and helped them win their first Championship title in her first season.[17] She was their leading wicket-taker, with 15 wickets at an average of 11.93.[18] She also equalled her best List A bowling at the time, taking 4/12 to help bowl Somerset out for 64.[19] In the 2019 Championship, Morris was her side's joint-leading run-scorer and joint-leading wicket-taker, with 160 runs and 12 wickets.[20][21]

Morris was also in the Southern Vipers squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016, 2018 and 2019. She played 3 matches in 2016, picking up 3 wickets.[22] Returning to the squad for 2018, she achieved her best Twenty20 bowling, taking 4/22 against Surrey Stars.[23] In 2019, she helped her side reach the Final, taking 5 wickets at an average of 28.60.[24]

In 2020, Morris moved to Western Storm for the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She played all 6 matches, scoring 115 runs at an average of 19.16, as well as taking 11 wickets, the joint-leading wicket-taker for the side.[25][26] She took her maiden List A five-wicket haul, 5/27, against Sunrisers.[27] In December 2020, it was announced that Morris was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[28] She has also signed to play for Southern Brave in The Hundred.[29]

Morris has also played for various England Academy and Development teams, including touring South Africa in 2013. She played for Emeralds in the 2012 Super Fours and Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Fi Morris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile:Fritha Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Same name, same brand, new faces: Sophie Luff and Mark O'Leary lead Western Storm into new era". the Cricketer. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Cornwall Women, 13 July 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Gloucestershire Women, 20 July 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Oxfordshire Women/Women's County Twenty20 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 15 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Dorset Women v Gloucestershire Women, 1 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Gloucestershire Women, 7 August 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Berkshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018/Tables". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Bowling for Hampshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Somerset Women v Hampshire Women, 13 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Hampshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Bowling for Hampshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019publisher=CricketArchive". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Surrey Stars v Southern Vipers, 22 July 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Bowling for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Sunrisers v Western Storm, 5 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  29. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Fritha Morris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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