Lance Morris (born 28 March 1998) is an Australian cricketer.
He is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in Australia.
He was born in
Busselton, Western Australia
Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...
to Garry Morris and Peta Morris. Lance’s hometown is
Dunsborough, Western Australia
Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, south of Perth, on the shores of Geographe Bay.
Dunsborough is a popular tourist destination for Western Australians; in 1999 it was voted the state's best tourist destinatio ...
.Morris moved to
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
in 2016 to pursue cricket.
Twenty20 Career
Lance made his
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...
debut on 10 January 2020 for the
Melbourne Stars
The Melbourne Stars are an Australian Twenty20 franchise cricket team, based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melb ...
in the
2019–20 Big Bash League season.
He remained with the Melbourne Stars for the 2020–21 season, before signing with th
Perth Scorchersfor 2021–22. Lance was a part of the Scorchers back-to-back championship wins for the 2021–22 season and the 2022–23 season.
Morris has committed to Perth Scorchers until at least the end of the 2024–25 KFC Big Bash League season, after signing a two-year deal
with the Club.
Domestic / First-Class Career
Morris made his
first-class debut on 10 October 2020, for
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
in the
2020–21 Sheffield Shield season. He made his
List A
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...
debut on 8 April 2021, for Western Australia in the
2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.
Lance played for Western Australia in the
2021-22 Sheffield Shield season. He played in the grand final against Victoria, which saw Western Australia overcome a 23-year drought and be named Sheffield Shield Champions for 2021–22.
In the 2022–23 season, Morris played for Western Australia in their back-to-back Sheffield Shield series triumph.
International Career
Morris was added to the Australian Test squad
against the West Indies in December 2022.
Morris toured as a part of the winning Australian Test squad against South Africa in December 2022–January 2023. He was also in the Australian Test squad for the
tour against India in February–March 2023.
Awards
The Western Australian Cricket Association named Morris their 2020–21 Male Rising Star.
For 2022–23, Lance was named Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year
at the Australian Cricket Awards.
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
Melbourne Stars cricketers
Western Australia cricketers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Perth Scorchers cricketers
People from Busselton
Cricketers from Western Australia
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