25 Sep 2025

Former Kiwi test cricketer Bruce Morrison dies

3:37 pm on 25 September 2025
Bruce Morrison was test cap number 96 after earning national selection in 1963.

Bruce Morrison was test cap number 96 after earning national selection in 1963. Photo: supplied

Former New Zealand cricketer Bruce Morrison has died, aged 91.

He was test cap number 96 after earning national selection in 1963.

Morrison played a solitary test match against England at the Basin Reserve, taking two wickets and scoring 10 runs.

He was a life member of Cricket Wellington where he played 47 first class matches.

New Zealand Cricket posted a tribute to Morrison on Instagram.

"Morrison dedicated more than a decade to the game at its highest level, and a lifetime to nurturing and supporting the sport in his local community."

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