Morris Shea

Born at Campbelltown in New South Wales in 1869, Described as a "right-arm bowler with a free easy delivery", he played club cricket for East Sydney Electorate Cricket Club.

In 1894–95, Shea was the third leading wicket-taker in the newly formed Sydney Electoral Cricket competition, Described as a "good" bowler, he batted left-handed and was considered a "fair" batsman and "a first-class field". he took four wickets, three of them for the cost of six runs against Auckland in the final match of the tour.

Generally batting towards the end of the order, Shea scored 90 runs on the tour. Against Wellington he made scores of 24 not out in his first innings, an innings described as "hard hit" and including two sixes off the bowling of Frank Ashbolt, before making a "lively" 25 runs in the second. Cricket magazine considered that his batting was some of the most successful of the match and helped New South Wales recover from a "disappointing" start to their innings. He scored 18 against Canterbury, and made a "hard hit" 15 against the New Zealand XI. Some years later, Les Poidevin, who also made his first-class debut for New South Wales on the tour, recounted that Shea, "forgetting himself in the moment", had appealed for a catch behind, to the amusement of the players.

Although Shea did not played in the Sheffield Shield for New South Wales, he continued playing for East Sydney in Electoral Cricket. The seasom after the tour of New Zealand, he scored 64 not out in a club match against Burwood Cricket Club. By the 1903-04 season he was playing for Sydney Cricket Club, primarily in the Second Grade, although "excellent form with the bat, including a century against Glebe II, saw him promoted to the First Grade team.

Shea worked in the mail department of the General Post Office, Sydney. He was married with five daughters. He died at Waverley in Sydney in 1946. He was 77.