Overview
- Glamorgan announced Morris’s death on December 28 after a prolonged battle with bowel cancer diagnosed in 2022.
- The Cardiff-born opener earned three Test caps and totaled 19,785 first-class runs, leading Glamorgan to the 1993 Sunday League and playing in the 1997 championship triumph.
- He served 16 years at the ECB, becoming managing director in 2007 during a period that brought three Ashes wins and the 2010 T20 World Cup before stepping down after the 2013 series.
- Returning as Glamorgan chief executive in 2013, he drove major debt reduction and secured Sophia Gardens as an international venue and the home of Welsh Fire.
- Messages of respect were issued by Glamorgan CEO Dan Cherry, ECB chair Richard Thompson and former teammate Ravi Shastri, and the club plans to name its indoor school the Hugh Morris Cricket Centre.