Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

265. Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, August 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) * c F.S.Jackson b G.H.Hirst 0 191 407 did not bat - 260-2 266. Sussex v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) * st E.H.Bray b C.M.Wells 16 163 166 did not bat - 120-2d 44-2 267. Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 27, 28, 29 (Nottinghamshire won by 188 runs) * b F.H.Guttridge 0 184 253 c G.H.Chambers b H.B.Daft 3 161 280 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St County Championship 17 30 2 628 144 22.42 1 3 5 - Other Sussex matches 4 8 0 196 55 24.50 - 2 2 - Other matches 1 1 0 52 52 52.00 - 1 1 - Season 22 39 2 876 144 23.67 1 6 8 - Career 267 468 41 11867 321 27.79 13 56 176 24 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship 16 3 61 1 1-26 61.00 Other Sussex matches 9 3 24 0 - - Other matches 5 0 13 0 - - Season (5-ball) 30 6 98 1 1-26 98.00 Career (4 ball) 53 11 } 259 4 1-22 64.75 (5 ball) 45 11 1897 – In England This was a better season for Murdoch and for Sussex with the arrival of a genuine fast bowler in Cyril Bland providing the captain with greater possibilities for bowling sides out on good wickets. The team rose to sixth in the table with five wins, nine draws and six defeats. Hove proved less of a problem with a record of won three, drawn four, lost one and only four centuries by opposing batsmen. Murdoch had his best season since joining Sussex, passing 50 in a quarter of his Championship innings. He played particularly well at The Oval, even better in the return at Hove and hit an excellent 77 against the champions at Old Trafford. At Bristol he batted four and a half hours for his 130 and in the second innings earned the spectators’ displeasure by playing stolidly when a draw was inevitable. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 268. Sussex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 10, 11, 12 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 74 runs) * b R.G.Hardstaff 44 255 448-7d c H.B.Daft b W.Attewell 13 119 269. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, May 13, 14, 15 (MCC won by 46 runs) * st W.Storer b G.A.Davidson 51 418 266 c W.Chatterton b G.A.Davidson 12 137 335 1 270. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Surrey won by 279 runs) * b W.S.Lees 46 232 295 b W.Brockwell 72 232 448-5d 1 271. Sussex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 24, 25, 26 (Sussex won by an innings and 264 runs) * c C.E.M.Wilson b A.E.Fernie 105 455 91 100 272. Sussex v Essex, Leyton, May 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * b F.G.Bull 2 226 190 c T.M.Russell b F.G.Bull 8 37-4 37