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Sam Morris (cricketer)

Samuel Morris, Australian cricketer (died 1931)

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Born
June 22, 1855
Died
September 20, 1931
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1855

About Sam Morris (cricketer)

Samuel Morris was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1885. He was the first black man to play Test cricket, as well as the first person of West Indian heritage and the first Tasmanian-born player to play Tests. He and Andrew Symonds are the only people of West Indian heritage to play for Australia. He was successful straight away, and in February 1882 he scored 280 against St Kilda, setting a record for the highest score in the Australian colonies. Morris was selected to play his first match for Victoria in March 1882, against South Australia in Adelaide.

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Sam Morris (cricketer) timeline

  1. He was successful straight away, and in February 1882 he scored 280 against St Kilda, setting a record for the highest score in the Australian colonies.
  2. Morris was selected to play his first match for Victoria in March 1882, against South Australia in Adelaide.

The world when Sam Morris (cricketer) was born

Sam Morris (cricketer) was born in 1855. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1855

  • Best-selling bookLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBleeding Kansas — pro and anti-slavery violence
  • Technology milestoneBessemer steel process invented
  • World population~1.35B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population26.4M

1855 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sam Morris (cricketer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18552026
Population26.4M341 million

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