Francis Morice
Francis Henry Morice (1851 in La Colle, Canada – 19 June 1912 in Dunedin, Otago) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 4 first-class matches for Wellington.
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| Full name | Francis Henry Morice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1851 La Colle, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 June 1912 (aged 60–61) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886/87–1889/90 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Canada, Morice was educated in England and Germany before moving to New Zealand in 1867.[1] He worked from 1872 to 1892 as a police officer. At his sudden death of heart failure he was carrying out his duties as district agent for the Public Trustee and Official Assignee in Dunedin.[2] He left a widow and several children.[1]
References
- "Death of Mr. F. H. Morice". Evening Star: 4. 19 June 1912.
- "Obituary". Cricket: 506. 14 September 1912.
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