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
Died	10 January 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 82) Wellington, New Zealand
Nickname	Bags[1]
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Role	Opening batsman
Relations	Robbie Kerr (son-in-law) Amelia Kerr (granddaughter) Jess Kerr (granddaughter)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1968–1971)
Test debut (cap 114)	15 February 1968 v India
Last Test	25 February 1971 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1958/59–1972/73	Wellington
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.