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Full name Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray
Born September 18, 1940, Johnsonville, Wellington
Current age 68 years 26 days
Major teams New Zealand,Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
13
26
1
598
90
23.92
0
5
2
21
0
First-class
102
187
11
6257
213
35.55
6
43
124
0
List A
1
1
0
6
6
6.00
0
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
1
6
0
1
1/0
1/0
0.00
0.00
6.0
0
0
0
First-class
102
868
30
4/43
28.93
0
0
List A
1
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Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v India at Dunedin, Feb 15-20, 1968 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 25-Mar 1, 1971 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1958/59 - 1972/73
List A span
1970/71 - 1970/71
Profile
Wisden Overview A tall, unflappable, and somewhat dour opening batsman who used his long reach to the full, Murray played for Wellington for almost ten seasons before he received international recognition, although he did tour Australia with New Zealand in 1967-68 (there were no Tests) with considerable success. He scored 54 on his Test debut against India in 1968-69, followed by 74 in the next Test, and did enough to be picked to tour England in 1969. Although he scored 800 runs at 40.00, more than anyone else, he failed to make his mark in either Test he played but still went on the tour to India and Pakistan the following winter. There he scored 641 runs at 37.70, including 329 runs at 27.41 in the six Tests. He made his Test-best of 90 in the third Test at Lahore as New Zealand beat Pakistan for the first time. His final Test came against England in 1970-71 when he made 1 in both innings.
