Chris Morris
86South Africa · PACE · 2013 to 2019 · on scorecards: CH Morris
BATTING
- Matches
- 42
- Innings
- 27
- Runs
- 467
- Average
- 20.3
- Strike rate
- 100.43
- High score
- 62
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 48
- Average
- 36.58
- Economy
- 5.56
- Strike rate
- 39.4
- Best figures
- 4/31
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 9 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chris Morris played 42 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2013 to 2019. The first came against Pakistan at Edgbaston, with a score of 1 and 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 2019.
The highest score in the archive is 62 from 38 balls against England at Wanderers Stadium in 2016, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 4 for 31 against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in 2017. In all: 1 fifty.
At home the average was 26.7 across 12 ODIs; away it was 18.0 across 16 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 124 runs at 17.7 in 8 ODIs. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 37 runs at 9.3. South Africa won 17 of the ODIs Chris Morris played and lost 22.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 42 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 38 | England | Wanderers Stadium | 2016 | Won |
| 42 | 34 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2019 | Lost |
| 40 | 26 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2016 | Won |
| 37 | 43 | India | Kingsmead | 2018 | Lost |
| 35* | 22 | England | The Rose Bowl | 2017 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/31 | 10 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2017 | Won |
| 4/62 | 7 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2017 | Won |
| 3/13 | 6.1 | Afghanistan | Sophia Gardens | 2019 | Won |
| 3/46 | 9.3 | Sri Lanka | Riverside Ground | 2019 | Won |
| 3/49 | 10 | New Zealand | Edgbaston | 2019 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 124 | 17.71 | 0/0 | 4 | 85.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 58 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 21.40 |
| England | 7 | 105 | 35.00 | 0/1 | 7 | 54.14 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 57 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 32.13 |
| West Indies | 5 | 56 | 18.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 35.25 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 22 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 33.50 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 54.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 63.00 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 4.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 160 | 26.67 | 0/1 | 14 | 37.07 |
| Away | 16 | 180 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 46.69 |
| Neutral | 14 | 127 | 18.14 | 0/0 | 18 | 27.22 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0/0 | 5 | 36.60 |
| The Rose Bowl | 3 | 77 | 77.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 102.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 3 | 62 | 62.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Edgbaston | 3 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 19.20 |
| SuperSport Park | 3 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.75 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 79.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2013 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2019 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 April 1987
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 465
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 80.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 126.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 32.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 17.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 462 balls faced in that period.
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