Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

161. Gentlemen v Players, Hastings, September 14, 15, 16 (Players won by an innings and 128 runs) run out 10 68 2 0 8 0 390 not out 33 194 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Gentlemen v Players 1 2 1 43 33* 43.00 - - - - Other matches 8 13 0 215 33 16.53 - - 10 1 Season 9 15 1 258 33* 18.42 - - 10 1 Career 161 277 27 7420 321 29.68 10 28 133 21 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Other matches (5 ball) 2 0 8 0 - - Career (4 ball) 53 11 } 136 3 1-22 45.33 (5 ball) 2 0 1891/92 – MCC in South Africa Murdoch accepted an invitation to tour South Africa as one of a strong party under the captaincy of Walter Read. When the only eleven a side fixture was subsequently classified as a Test Match he became, retrospectively, one of the few to play for and against England. In the South African second innings he took over behind the stumps from the Surrey ’keeper Henry Wood. In all matches Murdoch hit 633 runs (ave.27.12) with four 50s and a top score of 77 against Fifteen of Cape Colony. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 162. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, March 19, 21, 22 (England won by an innings and 189 runs) c and b D.C.Parkin 12 369 97 83 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Test match 1 1 0 12 12 12.00 - - - 1 Career 162 278 27 7432 321 29.60 10 28 133 22 1892 – In England Starting with two 50s against Cambridge University, Murdoch’s second season of mainly Festival and MCC matches was more productive. When hitting his highest of the season, 83 against Surrey (including Richardson, Lockwood and Lohmann) at Scarborough, he shared a partnership of 124 in 100 minutes with Andrew Stoddart (73). Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 163. C.I.Thornton’s XI v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 12, 13, 14 (Cambridge University won by 97 runs) not out 67 215 117 c F.S.Jackson b H.R.Bromley-Davenport 54 173 368 164. MCC v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, May 19, 20, 21 (MCC won by 14 runs) b R.Bagguley 28 145 187 b W.Attewell 4 146 90 165. MCC v Kent, Lord’s, May 26, 27 (MCC won by an innings and 53 runs) b W.Hearne 16 207 77 77 1 28