Bruce Murray (cricketer)
Encyclopedia
Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray (born 18 September 1940 in Johnsonville
) played 13 Tests
for New Zealand
. He is one of just three players to have taken a Test wicket without conceding a run, giving him a bowling average of 0.00, having bowled 6 balls during a match against India in 1968.
, from 1989 to 2002. He has also gone on to the field of literature in his years of retirement, including a book about the Tawa bucket tree.
Johnsonville, New Zealand
Johnsonville is a large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres north of the city centre, at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, on the main route to Porirua . The population of "J'ville" was about 6,500 at the 2001 census.- Public transport :Johnsonville is a reasonably...
) played 13 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He is one of just three players to have taken a Test wicket without conceding a run, giving him a bowling average of 0.00, having bowled 6 balls during a match against India in 1968.
Post-Sports Activities
Following his cricketing career, Bruce Murray entered the public sector, to become a long-standing principal at Tawa CollegeTawa College
Tawa College is a coeducational school situated in Tawa, New Zealand, and its principal is Murray Lucas. The Tawa College magazine is called Tawahi . There are currently around 80 teaching staff and 20 support staff...
, from 1989 to 2002. He has also gone on to the field of literature in his years of retirement, including a book about the Tawa bucket tree.