Famous Cricketers No 77 - W.L.Murdoch

Record as Captain Team Played Won Drawn Lost % Won % Lost In Australia AUSTRALIA 9 4 2 3 44.44 33.33 Australian XI 4 2 1 1 50.00 25.00 New South Wales 10 5 1 4 50.00 40.00 Total 23 11 4 8 47.82 34.78 In England AUSTRALIA 7 1 2 4 14.28 57.14 Gentlemen 2 1 0 1 50.00 50.00 London County 1 1 0 0 100.00 - Lord Sheffield’s XI 1 0 1 0 - - South of England 1 0 0 1 - 100.00 Surrey & Sussex 1 0 0 1 - 100.00 Sussex 136 30 41 65 22.05 47.79 C.I.Thornton’s XI 1 1 0 0 100.00 - Total 150 34 44 72 22.60 48.00 Grand Total 173 45 48 80 26.01 46.24 Note: MCC matches are omitted from the above. Although Murdoch is known to have captained MCC on three occasions (all won), there are several other matches for which, although the identity of the captain is unknown, given his experience and reputation he looks the most likely candidate. Sources & Bibliography Bailey Philip & Thorn Philip Sussex Cricketers 1815-1990 Beldam George Junior The Age of Grace & Trumper Bonnell Max Currency Lads Cashman Richard The “Demon” Spofforth Derriman Philip True to the Blue Dunstan Keith The Paddock That Grew Frith David England v Australia Frith David The Golden Age of Cricket. 1890-1914. Fry Charles The Book of Cricket Fry Charles Life Worth Living Fry Charles (& others) Giants of the Game Giffen George With Bat & Ball Gordon Sir Home Background to Cricket Harris 4th Lord A Few Short Runs Harte Chris The History of the South Australian Cricket Association Horan Tom Horan’s Diary. The Australian Touring Team 1877-79. Edited by Frank Tyson James Alfred The 2nd Australian XI’s Tour of Australia, Britain, and New Zealand in 1880-81 Lee Christopher From the Sea End. The Official History of Sussex County Cricket Club Marshall John Sussex Cricket. A History Montefiore David Cricket in the Doldrums. The Struggle Between Private & Public Control in The 1880s Moyes A.G. Australian Batsmen Moyes A.G. Australian Cricket a History Moyes A.G. A Century of Cricketers Murdoch W.L. Cricket Pollard Jack The Formative Years of Australian Cricket 56