Elliot James Morres (10 April 1831 – 5 November 1895) was an English first-class cricketer and soldier.

Elliot Morres
Personal information
Full name
Elliot James Morres
Born10 April 1831
Reading, Berkshire, England
Died5 November 1895(1895-11-05) (aged 64)
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsThomas Morres (brother)
Hugh Morres (nephew)
Archibald Morres (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850–1851Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 23
Batting average 5.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 7
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/?
Catches/stumpings 1/–
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

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  1. ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 94.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Morres, Elliot James" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Elliot Morres". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 21658". The London Gazette. 6 February 1855. p. 440.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "No. 21783". The London Gazette. 18 September 1855. p. 3474.
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