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John Stanton Fleming Morrison

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John Morrison
Personal information
Full name
John Stanton Fleming Morrison
Born(1892-04-17)17 April 1892
West Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Died28 January 1961(1961-01-28) (aged 68)
Farnham, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912–1919Cambridge University
1920Somerset
1921–1922Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 38
Runs scored 1982
Batting average 30.49
100s/50s 4/8
Top score 233*
Balls bowled 24
Wickets 1
Bowling average 6.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 21/4
Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2015

John Stanton Fleming Morrison DFC (17 April 1892 – 28 January 1961) was a British golf course architect born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, Harry Colt, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd.

John Morrison was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where his studies in history and law extended from 1912 to 1919, interrupted by his war service.[1] He was a bomber pilot during World War I and a Group Captain in the RAF during World War II. He was among the first pilots to land an airplane on an aircraft carrier. He was awarded the DFC and bar.[1]

In his younger years, he was a talented all-round sportsman, representing England at football as an amateur and playing first-class cricket with Cambridge University and Somerset. He won Blues for cricket, football and golf. He also won the Belgian Amateur Golf Championship in 1929. In 1914, he scored 233 not out for Cambridge against Marylebone Cricket Club, batting for only 165 minutes. At the time, it was a record first-class score for Cambridge and a record for the Fenner's ground.[2][3]

He became the managing director of Colt, Alison and Morrison in 1952 after his partners died, and he remained in that position until his death in 1961.[1] He married twice and had one daughter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Morrison". The Colt Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ "J. S. F. Morrison", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1961, p. 86.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club 1914". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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