Francis Morice
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Full name | Francis Henry Morice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1851 La Colle, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 June 1912 (aged 60–61) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1886/87–1889/90 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011 |
Francis Henry Morice (1851 in La Colle, Canada – 19 June 1912 in Dunedin, Otago) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 4 first-class matches for Wellington.
Born in Canada, Morice was educated in England and Germany before moving to New Zealand in 1867.[1] He worked from 1872 to 1892 as a police officer. At his sudden death of heart failure he was carrying out his duties as district agent for the Public Trustee and Official Assignee in Dunedin.[2] He left a widow and several children.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Death of Mr. F. H. Morice". Evening Star: 4. 19 June 1912.
- ^ "Obituary". Cricket: 506. 14 September 1912.
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Categories:
- 1851 births
- 1912 deaths
- Canadian cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- Wellington cricketers
- New Zealand people of Canadian descent
- Burials at Dunedin Southern Cemetery
- Cricketers from Quebec
- People from Montérégie
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1850s birth stubs