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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use South African English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Chris Morris
| image =
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Christopher Henry Morris
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], [[Gauteng Province]], South Africa
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowling [[allrounder]]
| family = [[Willie Morris (cricketer)|Willie Morris]] (father)
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2012–2019

| testdebutdate = 2 January
| testdebutyear = 2016
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 324
| lasttestdate = 27 July
| lasttestyear = 2017
| lasttestagainst = England

| odidebutdate = 10 June
| odidebutyear = 2013
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 110
| lastodidate = 6 July
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 2

| T20Idebutdate = 21 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 55
| lastT20Idate = 24 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Ishirt = 2

| club1 = [[North West cricket team|North West]]
| year1 = 2009–2012
| club2 = [[Highveld Lions]]
| year2 = 2010–2015
| club3 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year3 = 2013
| club4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year4 = 2015, 2021
| club5 = [[Titans (cricket team)|Titans]]
| year5 = {{nowrap|2015–2021}}
| club6 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year6 = {{nowrap|2016–2019}}
| clubnumber6 = 2
| club7 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year7 = 2016
| club8 = [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]]
| year8 = {{nowrap|2018/19–2019/20}}
| club9 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| year9 = 2019
| clubnumber9 = 2
| club10 = [[Sydney Thunder]]
| year10 = 2019/20
| clubnumber10 = 24
| club11 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year11 = 2020
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 173
| bat avg1 = 24.71
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 69
| deliveries1 = 623
| wickets1 = 12
| bowl avg1 = 38.25
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/38
| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 42
| runs2 = 467
| bat avg2 = 20.30
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 62
| deliveries2 = 1894
| wickets2 = 48
| bowl avg2 = 36.58
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/31
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 23
| runs3 = 133
| bat avg3 = 14.77
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 55[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 498
| wickets3 = 34
| bowl avg3 = 20.50
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/27
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–
| column4 = [[First class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 60
| runs4 = 2571
| bat avg4 = 32.96
| 100s/50s4 = 4/11
| top score4 = 154
| deliveries4 = 9058
| wickets4 = 196
| bowl avg4 = 24.48
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = 1
| best bowling4 = 8/44
| catches/stumpings4 = 53/–
| date = 11 January
| year = 2022
| source = http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/439952.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Christopher Henry Morris''' (born 30 April 1987) is a former South African professional [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket]] for [[Titans cricket team|Titans]] and played for [[South Africa national cricket team]]. On 11 January 2022, Chris Morris announced retirement from all forms of cricket.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sportstar |first1=Team |title=South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris retires from all forms of cricket |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/south-africa-all-rounder-chris-morris-retires-from-all-forms-of-cricket/article38231932.ece |access-date=11 January 2022 |work=[[Sportstar]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
In September 2018, Morris was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/titans-name-strong-squad-for-abu-dhabi-t20-league-20180921 |title=Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league |work=Sport24 |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> The following month, he was named in [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]]' squad for the [[2018 Mzansi Super League|first edition]] of the [[Mzansi Super League]] T20 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League – full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with nine dismissals in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12712;team=6588;type=tournament |title=Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 – Nelson Mandela Bay Giants: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref>

In September 2019, Morris was named in the squad for the [[Nelson Mandela Bay Giants]] team for the [[2019 Mzansi Super League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2021, he was named in [[Northerns (cricket team)|Northerns]]' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Indian Premier League===
After several years of success in the [[Indian Premier League]], he was sold for over US$1 million at the 2016 auction. Morris achieved his highest T20 score during that season's competition, scoring 82 [[not out]] from only 32 balls, an innings which included four fours and eight sixes. He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/where-do-the-eight-franchises-stand-before-the-2020-auction-1206731 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. In 2021, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 16.25 crores (~US$2.3 million), becoming the most expensive player in IPL history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2021/2/18/cricket-chris-morris-becomes-ipl-record-signing-with-2-25m-fee |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
Morris made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in December 2012 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. He took two wickets during the match but suffered an injury and was unable to complete his final over.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/598137.html Chris Morris ruled out of remaining Twenty20s]</ref> He made his [[One Day International]] debut in June 2013 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in the [[2013 ICC Champions Trophy]]<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/pakistan-vs-south-africa-live-score-icc-champions-trophy-2013-odi-match-updates-166270-2013-06-09 ICC Champions Trophy 2013: South Africa beat Pakistan by 67 runs : Cricket, News – India Today]. Indiatoday.intoday.in (2013-06-10). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref> and his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16|against England]] on 2 January 2016.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |title=England tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 2–6, 2016 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/800463.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=2 January 2016 |access-date=2 January 2016 }}</ref>

Morris was selected as part of South Africa's Test, ODI and T20I squads for their tour of England in 2017 and for the [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy]]. In May 2019, he was added to [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#South Africa|South Africa's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]], replacing [[Anrich Nortje]] who was ruled out with a hand injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1212131 |title=Chris Morris replaces Anrich Nortje in South Africa's CWC19 squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for South Africa, with 13 dismissals in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12357;team=3;type=tournament |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 – South Africa: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

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