Full name Aubrey Niel Morgan Name Niel Morgan 1929 Wales | Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 30 January 1904 ( 1904-01-30 ) Cyncoed, Glamorgan, Wales Died 14 September 1985(1985-09-14) (aged 81)
Ridgefield, Washington, United States Relations Trevil Morgan (brother) | ||
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Aubrey Niel Morgan (30 January 1904 - 14 September 1985) was a Welsh cricketer. Morgan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Cyncoed, Glamorgan. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Jesus College, Cambridge. After he worked at the his family's department store, David Morgan in Cardiff, Mr. Morgan went on to become a British diplomat, patron of the arts, and brother-in-law of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Morgan made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1928 against Oxford University. Morgan played 4 further first-class matches for the county from 1928 to 1929, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Yorkshire. Morgan's final first-class appearance came for Wales against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1929. In his first-class career he scored 95 runs at a batting average of 8.36, with a high score of 35. With the ball he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 56.00, with best figures of 2/37.
His brother, Trevil, also played first-class cricket for Glamorgan and Wales, as well as Cambridge University.
Aubrey Niel Morgan died September 14, 1985, of heart failure at the age of 81 at his farm in Ridgefield, Washington, USA, survived by his wife Constance Morrow Morgan. Mr. Morgan was controller of British Information Services in the United States during World War II. -- United Press International