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Henry Alan Morgan (5 June 1938 – 6 July 2024) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1963 to 1978.

Harry Morgan was a medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who was an irregular member of the Wellington team for 15 years. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 42 against Canterbury in 1966–67. His highest score was 67, also against Canterbury, in his second-last match in 1977–78.

Morgan won the Man of the Match award in the final of the New Zealand Motor Corporation Knock-Out in 1973–74. He took 3 for 55 in Auckland's innings then top-scored with 46 as Wellington reached their target with one wicket and six balls to spare.

Morgan died in Rotorua in July 2024, aged 86. His son Richard played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1993 to 2002.

References

1. "Canterbury v Wellington 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
2. "Wellington v Canterbury 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
3. "Wellington v Auckland 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. "Harry Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
5. "Richard Morgan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links

• Harry Morgan at ESPNcricinfo
• Harry Morgan at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1938 births
• 2024 deaths
• New Zealand cricketers
• Wellington cricketers
• Cricketers from Wellington City