Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

194. Sussex v Kent, Hove, August 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) * c L.Wilson b J.R.Mason 54 368 353 b F.Martin 22 74-6 262-8d 195. South of England v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) † c D.Hunter b J.T.Brown 7 231 226 2 did not bat - 75-4 167 196. South v North, Hastings, September 11, 12, 13 (North won by 25 runs) not out 71 251 158 c E.Smith b J.Briggs 19 235 353 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Gentlemen v Players 1 1 0 15 15 15.00 - - - - County Championship 16 31 4 965 96 35.74 - 9 8 - Other Sussex matches 4 7 0 99 30 14.14 - - 2 - Other matches 4 7 1 149 71* 24.83 - 1 1 2 Season 25 46 5 1228 96 29.95 - 10 11 2 Career 196 341 34 9103 321 29.65 10 43 150 24 1893/94 Back in Australia for business reasons, Murdoch returned to the New South Wales side, no longer as captain. Having declared himself unavailable for the opening game at Adelaide due to the long rail journey, Murdoch joined the returning party at Melbourne and in the second innings was top scorer with a steady 64*. In the return game at Sydney he had to leave at the end of the third day to attend to business in Melbourne. This was his final first-class match in Australia. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 197. New South Wales v Victoria, Melbourne, December 23, 26, 27, 28, (29), 30 (Victoria won by three wickets) run out 0 155 126 not out 64 174 204-7 198. New South Wales v South Australia, Sydney, January 6, 8, 9 (New South Wales won by an innings and 158 runs) b E.Jones 19 393 117 2 118 199. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 26, (27), 29, 30 (New South Wales won by 19 runs) b C.E.McLeod 2 127 88 1 c J.Worrall b H.Trumble 9 151 171 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Sheffield Shield 3 5 1 94 64 23.50 - 1 3 - Career 199 346 35 9197 321 29.57 10 44 153 24 1894 – In England Sussex won only three county games but once again Wisden had high praise for the captain. That one of the victories was over Nottinghamshire, the first for 20 years, partially compensated for other disappointments. With the bat Murdoch struggled in a season of slow wickets; seventeen times he fell to left-arm spinners. His 104 for the Gentlemen of the South at Lord’s was against a strong attack including J.T.Hearne, W.Mead, F.Martin, A.Hearne and W.Brockwell. This was Murdoch’s first hundred since 1890 and his first-ever at Lord’s. He shared a third wicket partnership of 167 with his county colleague Billy Newham (105). It was also the first Lord’s century for Newham, by now something of a veteran. Murdoch’s best effort for his county was his 80 against the champions at the Oval. He also hit 172* against Hampshire. Only one year later and against substantially the same 31