Lesley Murdoch

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Lesley Jean Murdoch, MBE (née Shankland, born 18 March 1956 in Christchurch), is a former New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player. Between 1979 and 1990 she played in six women's Test matches and 25 women's one-day internationals as a batsman. Murdoch captained New Zealand in three Tests against Australia, drawing two and losing one. She won eight of the 15 ODIs she captained, losing six times, with one "no result".^[1] She was a member of the New Zealand women's hockey team that finished sixth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.^[2]

In the 1987 New Year Honours, Murdoch was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket and hockey.^[3]

References

↑ "Lesley Murdoch". Cricket Archive.
↑ Leslie Murdoch. Profile at olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 50766, 30 December 1986. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

v t e New Zealand squad – 1984 Summer Olympics

1 Murdoch 2 Tilden 3 Clinton (c) 4 McLeish 5 Thomson 6 Mackie 7 Smith 8 Goulding 9 Blackman 10 Martin 11 Kohere 12 McDonald 13 Haig 14 Baker 15 Elliott 16 Arthur Coach: —

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Name	Murdoch, Lesley
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Short description	Cricketer and field hockey player
Date of birth	18 March 1956
Place of birth	Christchurch
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