Glamorgan have paid tribute to Morris, who was one of the most influential figures in their modern history
12:41, 28 Dec 2025
Glamorgan legend Hugh Morris has passed away (Image: Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB via Getty Images)
Glamorgan cricket legend Hugh Morris has sadly passed away at the age of 62 following a recent cancer battle.
Morris, who also served as chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in January 2022, and stepped down as Glamorgan chief executive in September 2023 to spend more time with his family during treatment.
He enjoyed two spells with the Welsh county as captain, and also led the team to the Sunday League title in 1993.
Morris would also go on to be a part of the side that claimed a historic County Championship title in 1997.
Internationally, he was capped by England three times and skippered England A tours of South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
After calling time on his playing career, he then spent 16 years at the ECB, where he held various roles before becoming chief executive.
During that time, he oversaw a golden age for the England men’s Test team, who would win three straight Ashes series on his watch, including a memorable triumph on Australian soil in 2011.
In 2013, he returned to Wales to take the role of chief executive at Glamorgan, a post he would hold for nine years.
During his tenure, he was widely credited as a key figure in helping to reduce the county’s debt, while also ensuring Sophia Gardens was home to a franchise in the newly formed Hundred competition.
Morris was appointed MBE in 2022 for services to cricket and charity, and was later inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in September 2024.
In a statement released following his passing, Dan Cherry, who succeeded Morris as Glamorgan CEO, said: “Everyone here at Glamorgan County Cricket Club and further afield are devastated on hearing the awful news about Hugh.
“The last few years have been extremely difficult for him and his family, but we were pleased to see Hugh several times during the 2025 season here at Sophia Gardens. I know that the fact that our Men’s team won promotion to the First Division of the Rothesay County Championship, and our Women’s team began their existence by reaching the final of their 50-overs competition put a smile on Hugh’s face as he was undergoing a difficult course of treatment.
“Hugh holds a very special place in the history of Glamorgan Cricket as well as in the hearts of the club’s supporters for his efforts, both on and off the field.
“Hugh leaves us with an outstanding legacy, not least a stadium here at Sophia Gardens of international calibre – a far cry indeed from the ground when he first played for Glamorgan as a teenager – plus a Welsh Fire franchise poised for even greater success in the cricketing landscape of the 2020s and beyond.
“The club, Welsh cricket and the game as a whole has lost a great player, a tireless administrator, and a fine human being of great dignity and integrity.
“Our thoughts and prayers at this tragic time are with his wife Debbie, their twin daughters Bethan and Emily, plus Hugh’s many friends from across the world of sport and former colleagues throughout the cricketing world.”
