Full Name

Alfred Farr Morcom

Born

February 16, 1885, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Died

February 12, 1952, Westminster, London, (aged 66y 361d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Education

Repton; Cambridge University

Alfred Morcom did great work for Cambridge University in the early part of the century. After three years in the Repton XI from 1901 to 1903, he gained a Blue in 1905 and helped in a remarkable win by 40 runs in the University match. Cambridge, 101 behind on the first innings, recovered after being seemingly set for defeat and left the Dark Blues to get 164. Then Morcom got to work with fast-medium right-arm bowling and, by taking 6 for 41, brought about the dismissal of Oxford for 123. Next season, when Cambridge again won, Morcom achieved little in the big game; but in 1907 he once more came into the limelight. He took 5 for 69 in the first innings and 4 for 29 in the second, and Cambridge, after getting the worst of the pitch in a match much interfered with by rain, won by five wickets. In three University matches he dismissed 21 batsmen at a cost of 14 runs apiece, a remarkable feat. His best performance for the University was in 1906 when at Fenner's he took 12 Northamptonshire wickets for 98 runs. Nearly always accurate in length, he brought the ball down from a good height, making it come quickly off the turf and introducing an occasional break-back or yorker. He later played for Bedfordshire, but the demands of his profession as a doctor limited his appearances.

Alfred Morcom Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC2336142572911.6800100

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC2348182322977/7623.932.8949.651

Debut/Last Matches of Alfred Morcom

FC Matches

Span
1905 - 1911

Recent Matches of Alfred Morcom

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Cambridge U vs Sth Africans42/69 & 1/303-Jun-1907CambridgeFC