John Morrison (cricketer)

John Morrison

MNZM
Personal information
Full name
John Francis MacLean Morrison
Born (1947-08-27) 27 August 1947 (age 77)
Wellington, New Zealand
NicknameMystery
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 128)29 December 1973 v Australia
Last Test19 March 1982 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 20)9 March 1975 v England
Last ODI17 March 1983 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66–1966/67Central Districts
1967/68–1983/84Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 17 18 126 54
Runs scored 656 252 6,142 1,312
Batting average 22.62 21.00 30.71 31.23
100s/50s 1/3 0/1 7/32 0/10
Top score 117 55 180* 89
Balls bowled 264 283 4,407 576
Wickets 2 8 51 12
Bowling average 35.50 24.87 31.50 34.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/52 3/24 5/69 3/24
Catches/stumpings 9/– 6/– 133/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2016

John Francis Maclean Morrison MNZM (born 27 August 1947) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 17 Test matches and 18 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. From 1998 to 2013, he was a Wellington City Councillor; his political career ended when he stood for mayor in 2013.