Bill Murray-Wood

William Murray-Wood (30 June 1917 – 21 December 1968), known as Bill Murray-Wood, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club.[1] He was Kent's captain for two years from 1952, leaving in controversial circumstances. He was born at Dartford, Kent.

Bill Murray-Wood
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Murray-Wood
Born(1917-06-30)30 June 1917
Dartford, Kent
Died21 December 1968(1968-12-21) (aged 51)
Southwark, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936–1953Kent
1936–1938Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 106
Runs scored 2,262
Batting average 13.96
100s/50s 3/3
Top score 107
Balls bowled 6,534
Wickets 100
Bowling average 38.50
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/29
Catches/stumpings 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2008

Murray-Wood was primarily a batsman and scored 106 not out on his first-class debut for Oxford in 1936 against Gloucestershire.[2] He made his Kent debut the same season and played occasionally until he was appointed captain of the Kent side in 1952.[2]

His Kent career came to an abrupt end in 1953,when the Kent committee announced that he was being replaced as captain by Doug Wright during Canterbury Cricket Week. He refuted this statement until the annual meeting the following February, when it was made clear the amateur players "would not continue under Murray-Wood's leadership".[2]

He served with the Special Operations Executive during World War II.[2] He died in Southwark in London in 1968, aged 51.

References
  1. William Murray-Wood, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. Obituaries in 1968 - Murray-Wood, William, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1969. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
David Clark		 Kent County Cricket Club captain
1952–1953		 Succeeded by
Doug Wright


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