Chris Murtagh
Christopher Paul Murtagh (born 14 October 1984) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club before being released in 2009. He is a right-handed batsman. Murtugh attended the selective The John Fisher School and made his first-class cricket debut for Loughborough UCCE in 2005, turning out for Surrey in some one-day games later in the season. A prolific season in 2007 earned him his first full contract for the 2008 season. He is the younger brother of Tim Murtagh.
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Full name | Christopher Paul Murtagh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lambeth, London | 14 October 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Tim Murtagh (brother) Andy Murtagh (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005–2009 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Unicorns (squad no. 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Shropshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2010 |
In 2010, Murtagh was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.[1] He played for Shropshire County Cricket Club in the 2010, 2011 and 2013 seasons, having also played club cricket with Reigate Priory Cricket Club.[2]
References
- Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- "Shropshire bring in ex-Surrey man Chris Murtagh". Shropshire Star. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.