Stephen Murdoch

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Stephen Murdoch
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Joseph Murdoch
Born (1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 41)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches836149
Runs scored53062042976
Batting average 37.1036.4624.40
100s/50s13/315/120/7
Top score17113692*
Balls bowled14––
Wickets 1––
Bowling average 13.00––
5 wickets in innings 0––
10 wickets in match0––
Best bowling1/0––
Catches/stumpings 53/–22/–21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2019

Stephen Murdoch (born 6 August 1983) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Wellington and Canterbury. [1]

After playing for Wellington from 2009–10 to 2017–18, in June 2018 Murdoch was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. [2] In February 2019, in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season, Murdoch scored his 5,000th run in the Plunket Shield. [3]

Batting in his usual position at number three, Murdoch hit his highest first-class score of 171 for Wellington against Central Districts in Nelson in 2015–16. [4] He made his highest List A score in 2012-13 when Wellington were chasing Otago's total of 349; going to the wicket at 6 for 1 he made 136 off 124 balls, adding 273 for the second wicket with Michael Papps, and Wellington went on to win with eight balls to spare. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Murdoch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cricket: Defending champions CD Stags lose 21-match trot, top-rung perch after Canterbury win". NZ Heralds. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Central Districts v Wellington 2015-16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wellington v Otago 2012-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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