Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

352. MCC v London County, Lord’s, June 13, 14 (London County won by four wickets) c K.O.Goldie b W.G.Grace 24 94 109 2 c J.Gilman b J.Vine 5 198 184-6 353. London County v Cambridge University, Crystal Palace, June 17, 18, 19 (London County won by an innings and 73 runs) c R.N.R.Blaker b P.R.Johnson 0 578-9d 347 1 158 354. MCC v Worcestershire, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22 (Worcestershire won by 109 runs) c R.D.Burrows b G.A.Wilson 9 134 77 b G.A.Wilson 0 133 299 1 355. London County v Leicestershire, Crystal Palace, July 22, 23, (24) (Match drawn) c and b E.H..Gill 2 428 203 67-2 356. London County v MCC, Crystal Palace, August 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b E.Needham 0 633 501 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St London County 5 7 0 138 62 19.71 - 2 2 - Other matches 9 17 0 275 93 16.17 - 1 5 - Season 14 24 0 413 93 17.20 - 3 7 - Career 356 623 46 15305 321 26.52 16 77 206 24 1902 – In England A much better season. Wisden described Murdoch’s batting for London County as “consistency itself”. In the second innings of the opening fixture Grace (97) and Murdoch, with a combined age of over 100 and no longer exactly greyhounds over twenty-two yards, added 126 in 90 minutes for the third wicket. A fortnight later they staged a repeat putting on 120 for the first wicket in approximately the same time for MCC v Lancashire during which Murdoch scored the faster and hit a six over the sightscreen. The venerable pair also shared opening partnerships of 75 and 57 in their two matches against All Ireland. Murdoch’s best of the season was 132 for London County again Leicestershire, scored in 150 minutes and including 15 fours. With C.P.McGahey, a man with a not dissimilar outlook on life but lacking the financial cushion to indulge it, he put on 157 for the third wicket. With C.J.B.Wood (56) he added 97 for the second wicket for London County v Derbyshire at Derby. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct St Total Total 357. London County v Surrey, Crystal Palace, April 24, 25, 26 (London County won by 196 runs) b W.C.Smith 7 169 196 c F.C.Holland b W.Brockwell 92 433 210 358. London County v Surrey, Kennington Oval, April 28, 29, 30 (London County won by nine wickets) b H.O.Dolbey 23 407 297 did not bat - 85-1 192 359. London County v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b C.Charlesworth 50 357 143 194-8 360. London County v Australians Crystal Palace, May 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) b J.V.Saunders 7 235 117 213-7 361. MCC v Lancashire, Lord’s, May 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c S.F.Barnes b E.E.Steel 0 87 194 c S.Webb b W.R.Cuttell 68 151-3 362. London County v MCC, Lord’s, May 12, 13, 14 (London County won by ten wickets) * b J.T.Hearne 47 250 62 did not bat - 5-0 191 44