Eric Murray
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Eric Claude Murray was a South African cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1911 and for Transvaal
between 1912 and 1923.
Murray was born Eric Claude Moses in Johannesburg
, Transvaal, South Africa. He was educated in England at Repton School
and played three games for Derbyshire in August 1911. His debut was against Warwickshire
. He made few runs and took no wickets.
Murray returned to South Africa and played for Transvaal from the 1912-1913 season. After 1913-1914, his career was interrupted by the First World War. Resuming in 1918-1920 he played three more seasons.
Murray was a right-hand batsman who played 18 innings in 11 first class matches with a top score of 31 and an average of 7.35. He was a right-arm off-break bowler and took 17 first class wickets at an average of 17.11 and a best performance of 4 for 32.
Murray died at Durban
, Natal, South Africa at the age of 77.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1911 and for Transvaal
Transvaal cricket team
Gauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
between 1912 and 1923.
Murray was born Eric Claude Moses in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Transvaal, South Africa. He was educated in England at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
and played three games for Derbyshire in August 1911. His debut was against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. He made few runs and took no wickets.
Murray returned to South Africa and played for Transvaal from the 1912-1913 season. After 1913-1914, his career was interrupted by the First World War. Resuming in 1918-1920 he played three more seasons.
Murray was a right-hand batsman who played 18 innings in 11 first class matches with a top score of 31 and an average of 7.35. He was a right-arm off-break bowler and took 17 first class wickets at an average of 17.11 and a best performance of 4 for 32.
Murray died at Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, Natal, South Africa at the age of 77.