Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

341. London County v Warwickshire, Crystal Palace, August 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c T.S.Fishwick b S.Hargreave 55 301 - - - - 253 c H.B.G.Hill b S.Hargreave 32 118-5 5 0 17 0 283-5d 342. London County v MCC, Crystal Palace, August (23), 24, 25 (MCC won by two wickets) b G.J.Thompson 34 138 135 did not bat - 183-5d 190-8 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St London County 11 17 0 371 71 21.82 - 3 2 - Career 342 599 46 14892 321 26.92 16 74 199 24 Bowling O M R W BB Ave London County (6 ball) 21.4 4 68 4 2-11 17.00 Career (4 ball) 53 11 } (5 ball) 53 15 344 8 2-11 43.00 (6 ball) 21.4 4 1901 – in England Playing more often for MCC than for London County, Murdoch had an undistinguished season with eight ducks including a pair for MCC against the South African tourists. A cool, wet and windy May and June probably did not help. For MCC against Leicestershire he hit 46 and 93 and shared partnerships with Jessop of 138 (in 55 minutes, of which Jessop’s share was 94) and 85. At Fenner’s, Grace and Murdoch put on 93 for the first wicket. In his final match of the season, London County v MCC, Murdoch had the misfortune to register the only nought in a match in which 1,134 runs were scored for the loss of 20 wickets. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 343. MCC v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, May 1, 2 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 90 runs) b J.R.Gunn 11 124 341 c W.Gunn b J.R.Gunn 1 127 344. MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, May 6, 7, 8 (Yorkshire won by six wickets) lbw b W.Rhodes 15 241 305 b G.H.Hirst 0 120 57-4 345. MCC v Lancashire, Lord’s, May 9, 10, 11 (MCC won by seven wickets) c H.G.Garnett b W.R.Cuttell 22 149 53 b A.W.Mold 0 48-3 143 346. MCC v Sussex, Lord’s, May 13, 14 (MCC won by 230 runs) c C.D.Fisher b C.H.G.Bland 10 141 101 c C.H.G.Bland b E.H.Killick 42 307 117 347. MCC v Leicestershire, Lord’s, May 16, 17, 18 (MCC won by 93 runs) c J.P.Whiteside b C.J.B.Wood 43 301 307 b A.Woodcock 93 300 201 1 348. London County v South Africans, Crystal Palace, May 20, 21, 22 (South Africans won by 61 runs) b G.A.Rowe 62 316 262 b R.Graham 10 201 316 349. MCC v Derbyshire, Lord’s, May 23, 24 (MCC won by nine wickets) run out 0 287 130 did not bat - 24-1 177 350. London County v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 27, 28, 29 (London County won by 103 runs) run out 50 290 158 c and b G.Howard-Smith 14 207 236 1 351. MCC v South Africans, Lord’s, June 3, 4 (MCC won by 53 runs) b J.J.Kotze 0 168 150 1 c E.A.Halliwell b G.A.Rowe 0 170 135 43