Derek Morgan
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Derek Clifton Morgan is a former English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1950 and 1969, captaining the side between 1965 and 1969. An all-rounder, he is the only Derbyshire cricketer besides Leslie Townsend
to have achieved the double of 10,000 runs and 1,000 wickets.
Morgan was born in Muswell Hill
, London. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1950 season
against Northamptonshire
in May, when he took two wickets in the first innings and was not out in his only batting innings. He played occasionally for the second XI but was soon established as a first team regular. In the 1951 season
he took 6 for 93 against Gloucestershire
He made his first century of 109 not out against Kent
in the 1955 season
. In the 1960 season
he took 7 wickets for 38 against Yorkshire
. In the 1962 season
he scored centuries against Sussex
, Somerset
and Hampshire
. He scored 113 not out against Pakistan Eaglets in the 1963 season
and was nominated man of the match in the club's first Gillette Cup match against Hampshire. In this season he achieved his best first class score of 147 against Hampshire and made 115 against Somerset. He was also nominated man of the match in the first round Gillette Cup game in the 1964 season
, although Derbyshire lost. Morgan became Derbyshire captain in the 1965 season and that year achieved his best bowling performance of 7 for 33 against Glamorgan
. In the 1965 County Championship
, Derbyshire was twelfth, rising to eighth in the 1966 season
. Morgan scored 103 not out against Warwickshire, but the team sank to bottom of the championship in 1967, 1968
and 1969
, his last three years as captain. However they were runners up in the Gillette Cup in 1969.
Morgan finished his first-class career with 17,842 runs for Derbyshire
, which puts him 3rd on their all time list. He was a right-hand batsman and played 883 innings in 556 first class matches with an average of 24.94. He achieved a top score of 147 among his seven centuries. He also played 25 innings in 27 one-day matches. Morgan is also Derbyshire's 5th most successful wicket taker of all time with 1,216 wickets. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and achieved an average of 25.08 with 35 5-wicket innings and a best performance of 7 for 33. He also took 23 wickets in the one-day game.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1950 and 1969, captaining the side between 1965 and 1969. An all-rounder, he is the only Derbyshire cricketer besides Leslie Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
to have achieved the double of 10,000 runs and 1,000 wickets.
Morgan was born in Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated about north of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. Muswell Hill is in the N10 postal district and mostly in the Hornsey and Wood Green parliamentary constituency.- History :The...
, London. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1950 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.-1950...
against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in May, when he took two wickets in the first innings and was not out in his only batting innings. He played occasionally for the second XI but was soon established as a first team regular. In the 1951 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1951
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1951 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty years. It was their forty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won five matches and lost seven to finish eleventh in the County Championship.-1951 season:Guy...
he took 6 for 93 against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
He made his first century of 109 not out against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1955 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1955 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1955...
. In the 1960 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1960...
he took 7 wickets for 38 against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. In the 1962 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1962...
he scored centuries against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
, Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
and Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. He scored 113 not out against Pakistan Eaglets in the 1963 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1963 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won two championship matches and lost fourteen to finish seventeenth in the County...
and was nominated man of the match in the club's first Gillette Cup match against Hampshire. In this season he achieved his best first class score of 147 against Hampshire and made 115 against Somerset. He was also nominated man of the match in the first round Gillette Cup game in the 1964 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship...
, although Derbyshire lost. Morgan became Derbyshire captain in the 1965 season and that year achieved his best bowling performance of 7 for 33 against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. In the 1965 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, Derbyshire was twelfth, rising to eighth in the 1966 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1966 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship...
. Morgan scored 103 not out against Warwickshire, but the team sank to bottom of the championship in 1967, 1968
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1968
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1968 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-seven years. In the County Championship, they won six matches to finish eighth in their sixty-fourth season in the Championship...
and 1969
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1969 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-eight years. They were runners-up in the Gillette Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish sixteenth in their sixty-fifth season in the...
, his last three years as captain. However they were runners up in the Gillette Cup in 1969.
Morgan finished his first-class career with 17,842 runs for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
, which puts him 3rd on their all time list. He was a right-hand batsman and played 883 innings in 556 first class matches with an average of 24.94. He achieved a top score of 147 among his seven centuries. He also played 25 innings in 27 one-day matches. Morgan is also Derbyshire's 5th most successful wicket taker of all time with 1,216 wickets. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and achieved an average of 25.08 with 35 5-wicket innings and a best performance of 7 for 33. He also took 23 wickets in the one-day game.