Bruce Murray (cricketer)

Bruce Murray

QSO
Murray in 1967
Personal information
Full name
Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray
Born(1940-09-18)18 September 1940
Johnsonville, New Zealand
Died10 January 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 82)
Wellington, New Zealand
NicknameBags[1]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleOpening batsman
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 114)15 February 1968 v India
Last Test25 February 1971 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958/59–1972/73Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 13 102 1
Runs scored 598 6257 6
Batting average 23.92 35.55 6.00
100s/50s 0/5 6/43 0/0
Top score 90 213 6
Balls bowled 6 2382
Wickets 1 30
Bowling average 0.00 28.93
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 4/43
Catches/stumpings 21/– 124/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray QSO (18 September 1940 – 10 January 2023) was a Test cricketer for New Zealand who played 13 Tests as a right-handed opening batsman between 1968 and 1971. He was a school principal in the Wellington area from 1981 to 2002, and the author of several geography textbooks. After retiring from teaching, he was a cricket administrator in Wellington and a historian.

  1. ^ McConnell, Lynn. "Spirit of Wellington cricket remembered at dinner". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2018.