In 217 first-class games overall, he scored 5,337 runs at 18.72 on the difficult pitches of the time.

He took 49 wickets with his right arm medium pace, at a cost of 28.08 apiece, with his best bowling return of 4 for 40 coming against Sussex whilst playing for the MCC.

A short plucky man, Moorhouse had the reputation of being a fine cover-point fielder.

in the Huddersfield League, Moorhouse was often on the fringes of the Yorkshire side, and sometimes appeared in preference to a better batsman due to his fielding ability.

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