Arthur Morris, opener for Don Bradman's 'Invincibles' team, died at the age of 93 on Saturday. Cricket Australia paid tribute to the man who was the country's oldest living former Test player.
Morris was born in Sydney's famous Bondi suburb in 1922. He made his test debut against England during Australia's tour in 1946-47. Since then he would go on to represent Australia in 46 Tests. At an average of 46.48 he scored 3,533 runs until he retired at the age of 34. His highest score was 206 runs against England in Adelaide in 1950-51.
It was left-hander Morris on the non-striker end of the pitch when Sir Don Bradman was bowled for a duck by Eric Hollies. Morris's score of 196 runs was overshadowed by that duck, reports cricketcountry.com
"Arthur Morris was a great man and one of the true greats of Australian cricket who until now had been a treasured connection to an extraordinary era of the game," Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards said in an NDTV report. "When Australia's best openers are discussed his name will always be one of the first mentioned."
Morris was the oldest of the two surviving members of the 'Invincibles'. Neil Harvey, 86, another brilliant left-handed batsman, is the only remaining player from that tour squad.
