Howard William Morgan (29 June 1931 – 16 March 2019) was a

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er. Morgan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Maesteg,

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. Morgan played 2 first-class matches

in 1958 against

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and Warwickshire. In his 2 first-class matches, he took 2 wickets at a

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of 29.00, with best figures of 1/27. With the bat he scored 11 runs batting average of 5.50, with a high score of 5. After leaving Glamorgan at the end of the 1958 season, he became a schoolmaster in Cardiff, as well as a selector for the Welsh Schools Under-19 team.Brief profile of Howard Morgan
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