Easton McMorris, the previous Jamaica skipper and West Indies hitter, has passed on at 86 years old. A right-hand opening hitter, McMorris played 13 Tests somewhere in the range of 1958 and 1966, scoring 564 runs at a normal of 26.85.
McMorris scored 13 and 16 on debut against Pakistan in 1957-58, arranging close by Everton Weekes, Garry Sobers and Conrad Hunte. In his next match, against England in Bridgetown, he was run out at the non-striker's end without confronting a ball. He needed to pull out from the following Test subsequent to getting a physical issue, however returned for the third and scored 73 before his home allies.
In the wake of passing up West Indies' visit through Australia in 1960-61, McMorris was reviewed for the home series against India in 1961-62, where he hit the main Test century of his vocation, at Sabina Park. He followed that up with consecutive fifties at Port of Spain.
McMorris visited England in 1963 and 1966 yet arrived at the midpoint of only 13.38 in his four Test appearances, battling to deal with the more slow, greener pitches. He, nonetheless, kept on scoring vigorously for Jamaica in the Shell Shield, in last a long time as their skipper, and finished his five star vocation with 5906 runs from 95 matches, including 18 centuries.
"I had the honor to draw in with Mr McMorris on a couple of events throughout the long term. I viewed him as an uplifting and caring refined man," CWI president Ricky Skerritt said. "Easton was a genuine sturdy of the game and contributed fundamentally at all levels, here and there the field.
"He was a pioneer at the Lucas Cricket Club, carrying on the inheritance laid out by the incomparable George Headley. After retirement from playing, he gave yeoman administration as a board individual from the Jamaica Cricket Association and administrator of the Jamaica cricket crew."
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