William Morrison (21 May 1850 – 31 October 1910) was a Scottish-born

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er. He played two first-class matches in New Zealand for

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, one in each of the 1876–77 and 1880–81 seasons.William Morrison

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. Retrieved 18 May 2016. Morrison was born at Alva in the Scottish county of Clackmannanshire in 1850.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 95. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He made his representative debut for Otago against

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in January 1877, opening the bowling and taking six wickets in Canterbury's first innings and three in their second. He played in an odds match against a touring English side later in the season and appeared against touring Australian sides in 1877–78 and 1880–81. He played his final first-class match during the latter season, not taking a wicket against Canterbury.WilliamMorrison
CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023. Morrison died at

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in 1910. He was aged 60.

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* 1850 births 1910 deaths New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Sportspeople from Clackmannanshire British emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1850s-stub