John Murray (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Thomas Murray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 April 1935 North Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right handed batting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 8 June 1961 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 July 1967 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Thomas Murray MBE (born 1 April 1935, North Kensington, London, England)[1] is a former English cricketer. He played in 21 Tests for England between 1961 and 1967.[1]
Life and career
Murray was educated at the St John's Church of England School in Notting Hill, London. He played football as a wing half in his youth and was part of the Brentford youth team which reached the semi-finals of the inaugural FA Youth Cup in the 1952–53 season.[2][3]
Murray made his debut as a wicket-keeper for Middlesex in 1952, aged 17 years and 54 days. Most elegant behind the stumps, he is acknowledged as one of the most distinguished wicket-keepers in the history of the game.[1] His batting prowess was such that he scored 1,000 runs in a season six times with Middlesex, and he knocked up a century in 1966, when he batted at number nine against the West Indies.[1] He played for Middlesex in 508 first-class matches between 1952 and 1975, and for England in twenty one Tests. His tally of 1,527 first-class dismissals set a world record until it was broken by Bob Taylor in 1983.[1] Murray was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1967.
He later served as an England selector and on the Middlesex General Committee.
His brother-in-law is the English footballer, Alan Mullery.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 125. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. pp. 37–38. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 211. ISBN 0951526200.