Philip Robert Morris (born 15 May 1952) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played 11 first-class matches for

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during the 1975–76 and 1976–77 seasons.Philip Morris

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. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Morris was born at

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in 1952 and educated at

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in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 95. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played for an Otago under-23 side during the 1974–75 season before making his senior representative debut for the team the following season, taking two wickets on debut against

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at the

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in December 1975 after breaking in to the team following an injury to

Larry Eckhoff Lawrence Raymond James Eckhoff (born 19 May 1952 in Dunedin) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Eckhoff played one first-class and one List A cricket match for Otago in the 1975–76 season. In his List A matc ...

.Philip Morris
CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023. Going on to play four more matches for Otago during the season and six during the following season, as well as playing a single

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match for the side, Morris took a total of 16 first-class wickets. He played club cricket for Albion Cricket Club in Dunedin and coached at the club, including helping to coach future New Zealand players Brendon and

Nathan McCullum Nathan Leslie McCullum (born 1 September 1980) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who represented the New Zealand cricket team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He has represented New Zealand in six T20 World ...

.Hoult N (2023
'Ordinary lad' with a rebellious streak: Bazball came from Brendon McCullum's childhood
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'', 2023-06-12. Retrieved 13 November 2023. Booth L, Hoult N (2023) ''Bazball: The inside story of a Test cricket revolution'', pp. 29–30. London: Bloomsbury.

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* 1952 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1950s-stub