Lance Morris, a speedster from Western Australia, will miss an additional four weeks of cricket after slashing his hand when he fell into glass on Saturday night during his engagement party. Morris had surgery on Monday to fix the cut on his non-bowling (left) hand, according to WA Cricket’s high performance manager, Kade Harvey.
Morris is not immediately available for selection due to the injury. He was scheduled to play Victoria in a one-day state match on Monday, but he will now be unable to attend. The next day, Morris had surgery on his non-bowling hand. On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Kade Harvey, General Manager of High Performance and Elite Teams of WA Cricket, verified the news.
The West Australian quotes Harvey saying, “Lance successfully underwent surgery yesterday to repair a cut to his non-bowling (left) hand. We anticipate Lance will return to bowling next week, with the goal of playing in approximately four weeks. Lance sustained the cut after slipping and falling on glass at his engagement party at his parents’ house on Saturday night.”
A side strain sustained during a preseason practice game in August had further postponed his comeback game. In a thrilling reminder of his talent, the 28-year-old finished with 3-29 from 10 overs in a tour match against England at the WACA Ground on Saturday after taking a wicket on the second ball. Morris had been considering a possible Sheffield Shield comeback prior to Christmas, but it now seems probable that any red-ball action for the right-armer will have to wait until after the Perth Scorchers’ KFC BBL|16 season.
The source further said, “Early doors, after surgery, it was pretty smooth sailing to start with. Then as we were starting to return to play, things didn’t quite go how we planned and it (became) a little bit turbulent at times. More recently, I guess there were a few sessions there where I’d rock up to training and feel pretty average when I was bowling, and pretty down in the dumps. (The) side strain, which was another eight weeks on top of what had already been a really long rehab, that was tough to get through. But I’ve been really grateful for the medical staff at WA Cricket and all the guys getting around me and helping me through the rehab process. I feel really good at the moment, and I think I’ve sort of pushed through a bit of a threshold and got back to that game intensity that we were looking for. It’s been the longest preseason I’ve ever had. I’m feeling really fit and firing to attack what’s hopefully a pretty big season.:
These remarks, which were made before the engagement party incident, now have more significance. Morris recovered from an eight-week side strain, a back and soft tissue injury, and a spinal fracture, only to experience another setback the same night he showed he was prepared to compete at a fast pace. Morris and the Perth Scorchers have some hope ahead of the Big Bash League season thanks to Harvey’s statement that bowling is anticipated to begin within a week.
