Far from winding down, Morris embarked on what would be an illustrious post-playing career, first as technical coaching director with the ECB.
Following spells as acting and deputy chief executive, he took the job on a permanent basis and presided over a golden period for the England men’s Test team, which peaked with three successive Ashes series wins.
Demonstrating a sense of timing befitting his playing days – and the knack of bowing out on a high – Morris announced his decision to step down from his ECB role a day after England secured a 3-0 Ashes triumph in 2013.
He returned to Glamorgan as chief executive and, while success on the field was scarce, Morris oversaw a large-scale reduction in the county’s debts, and he then led efforts to ensure Sophia Gardens was the home of The Hundred franchise Welsh Fire.
Despite his standing in the game, Morris was a friendly and unassuming presence around Glamorgan’s home ground in Cardiff, always happy to stop for a chat with supporters and occasionally helping ticket staff on busier matchdays.
He was a patron of Heads Up, a charity supporting research into head and neck cancer, after surviving throat cancer diagnosed in 2002, and was appointed MBE 20 years later for services to cricket and charity.
Morris was diagnosed with bowel cancer in January 2022 and, having returned to work later that year, left his role as Glamorgan chief executive in September 2023 to spend time with his family as he underwent treatment.
When he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2024, Morris could not be at the ceremony because he was attending a family wedding.
When organisers surprised him by presenting him with the award at his local golf club, Morris was genuinely taken aback – an endearingly sincere reaction from a man who achieved so much yet remained so humble, warm and human throughout.
