Alfred Farr Morcom was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor.
13 Facts About Alfred Morcom
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Alfred Morcom played first-class cricket on 23 occasions between 1905 and 1911, twenty of which came for Cambridge University, in addition to playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
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Alfred Morcom played cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire.
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The son of Dr Augustus Morcom and his wife, Alice Farr, he was born at Dunstable in February 1885.
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Alfred Morcom made seven first-class appearances for Cambridge in 1905, in addition to representing the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.
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Alfred Morcom played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1907, making a total of twenty appearances.
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Alfred Morcom took four five-wicket hauls and once took ten wickets in a match, with his best innings being 6 for 25 against Northamptonshire in 1906.
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Alfred Morcom became a member of the Royal College of Physicians after completing his licentiate in 1911.
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Alfred Morcom returned to his hometown in 1910, where he worked as a general practitioner until 1916.
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Alfred Morcom was made a temporary captain in April 1918, before relinquishing his commission but retaining the rank of captain following the conclusion of the war.
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Alfred Morcom returned to London in 1920, later holding the position of senior anesthetist at the Belgrave Hospital for Children.
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Alfred Morcom was the medical referee to the Cricketers' Friendly Society, as well as the president of the Harvey Society.
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Alfred Morcom was survived by his wife and two sons.