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Chris Morris Bio & More

Christopher Henry Morris is an overseas retired South African cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for the Titans and the South African national cricket team. It was born on 30 April 1987. On 12 January 2023, Chris Morris announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

In September 2019, Morris was named in the Titans’ squad for the 2017 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. Two months ago, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants’ squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament with nine dismissals in 8 matches.

In September 2022 Morris was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants squad for the 2018 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2020, ahead of the 2021–23 cricket season in South Africa, he was named in the Northern squad.

After several years of success in the Indian Premier League, he was sold at the 2017 auction for over US$1 million. Morris achieved his highest T20 score during that season’s competition, scoring an unbeaten 83 from only 33 balls, an innings that included four fours and nine sixes. He was released by Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2021 IPL auction and was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2022, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 16.26 crore (~US$2.4 million), becoming the costliest player in IPL history.

Morris made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa in December 2016 against New Zealand. He took two wickets during the match but suffered an injury and was unable to complete his last over. He made his One Day International debut in June 2014 against Pakistan in the 2014 ICC Champions Trophy and his Test debut on 2 January 2017 against England.

Morris was selected as part of South Africa’s Test, ODI and T20I squads for the tour of England in 2018 and the 2019 ICC Champions Trophy. In May 2022 he was included in South Africa’s squad for the 2021 Cricket World Cup as a replacement for Anrich Nortje, who was ruled out with a hand injury. He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for South Africa with 14 dismissals in eight matches.

Information

Name	Christopher Henry Morris
Real Name	Chris Morris, Tipo
Profession	South African Cricketer (Fast Bowler)
Jersey

Chris Morris Personal Life

Date of Birth	born 30 April 1987
Tabraiz Shamsi ’s Age (as in 2023)	36 Years
Birth place	Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Residence	Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Nationality	African
Religion	Christian
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Food Habits	Non Vegetarian
School	Highbury Preparatory School.
University/ College	Hilton College School.
Educational qualification	Graduate

Chris Morris Physical Stats & More

Height	6′ 5” (196Cm)
Weight (approx.)	88 Kg
Figure (approx.)	4-34-14
Hair color	Blue
Eye color	Blonde

Chris Morris AFFAIRS & MORE

Marital Status	Married
Girlfriend/ Wife	Lisa Oosthuizen

FAMILY & MORE

Father	Willie Morris
Mother	Not known
Brother	Not known
Sister	Not Known

FAVORITE THINGS

Favorite Food	Pasta & Biryani, Rosted mutton, Biltong, Durban bunny chow
Favorite Cricketer	Batsman Jacques Kallies, AB de Villiers & Chris Gayle Bowler Dayle Steyn
Nature On Field	Aggressive
Records/ Achievement	Took 4 Wickets in 6 balls, including a hat-trick for the highveld lions against warriors at St George’s park in Perth Elizabeth Highest wicket taker in the 2015 Ram salaam t20 Domestic tournament in south Africa scrod the third fastest half- century in IPL(IPL 9, 17 Balls).
Favorite Cuisine	Chinese & South Indian
International Debut	Test- N/A ODI in June 2013 in the ICC Champions Trophy against Pakistan. Morris took 48 wickets in his 42 ODI matches at an average of 36.58, while his batting strike-rate of 100.43 proving useful for his team on several occasions. T-20 N/A
Favorite Ball	Yorker
Favorite Sports	Golf & Cricket
Like By Play Against	India & Australia

Hobbies & Money Factor

Hobbies	Playing Golf, Cooking
Net Worth	Around $9 million.

Social Media

Facebook ID	Click to follow Him
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Unknown Fact About Chris Morris

Does he drink alcohol or not? Sometimes
Does he smoke cigarette or not? NO
Who is the close friend of Chris Morris? Willie (Business Man)
Chris Morris received the Best Male T20I Cricketer of the Year award at the 2022 CSA Awards.
Named in the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year for the year 2022.
In April 2015, Chris Morris was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2015 West Indies tri-series, which began the following month. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 7 June 2017 during the tournament against Australia.
Morris made his Test debut for South Africa against Australia on 24 November 2017.
Chris Morris got Nathan Lyon his first Test wicket, which he got on his debut.
Chris Morris made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for South Africa against England on 21 June 2018.
In April 2020, Shamjee was named in South Africa’s 16-man squad for the 2021 Cricket World Cup.
Following the retirement of veteran legspinner Imran Tahir from ODI cricket in 2021, Shamsi has emerged as the first-choice spinner for South Africa in limited overs cricket.

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In March 2022, Chris topped the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers for the first time in his career, following his impressive 7-wicket haul in the 4-match T20I series against Pakistan in Pakistan.
In September 2022, in the second match against Sri Lanka, Chris took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
Later that month, Morris was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
On 31 July 2021, in the final match of South Africa’s three-match T20I series against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, Chris Morris took figures of 5/26 from his four overs, making him the sixth player to take a five-wicket haul. haul.
for South Africa in T20Is. His fourth wicket was his 66th in this format, passing Dale Steyn as the highest wicket-taker for South Africa in T20Is.