Test- 2 January 2016 vs England in Cape Town ODI- 10 June 2013 vs Pakistan in Birmingham T20- 21 December 2012 vs New Zealand in Durban
Coach/Mentor
Not Known
Jersey Number
#2(South Africa)
#2(IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team
South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Lions, North West, Rajasthan Royals, Titans
Nature on field
Aggressive
Likes to play against
India and Australia
Favourite Ball
Yorker
Records (main ones)
• Took 4 wickets in 6 balls, including a hat-trick for the Highveld Lions against Warriors at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.
• Highest wicket taker in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 domestic tournament in South Africa.
• Scored the 3rd fastest half-century in IPL (IPL 9, 17 balls).
Career Turning Point
Performance in the 2012 domestic league in South Africa.
Personal Life
Date of Birth
30 April 1987
Age (as in 2017)
30 Years
Birth Place
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Taurus
Nationality
South African
Hometown
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
School
Not Known
College
Not Known
Educational Qualifications
Not Known
Family
Father- Willie Morris (Former cricketer) Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion
Christian
Hobbies
Playing golf
Controversies
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer
Batsman: Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle Bowler: Dale Steyn
Favourite Food
Potjiekos, and roasted rack of lamb
Favourite Actor
Dax Shepard
Favourite Actress
Emma Watson
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Lisa Oosthuizen
Wife
Lisa Oosthuizen
Some lesser known facts about Chris Morris
Does Chris Morris smoke?: No
Does Chris Morris drink alcohol?: Yes
Morris belong to a cricketing family as his father Willie was a left-arm orthodox bowler in the South African domestic cricket.
Both Chris and his father took a hat-trick in their domestic cricket career.
In the 2013 IPL, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a whopping amount of $650,000, after which he said that “never seen so much money”.
He took 2 wickets in his debut match matches for South Africa in all formats (T20, Test and ODI).
He is a decent batsman and has a reputation of 6 hitter. In 2016 in IPL9, he scored a blistering knock of 82 runs of just 32 balls with 4 fours and 8 sixes against Gujarat Lions.
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