Sydney Murphy

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Sydney Murphy
Personal information
Full nameSydney Albert Edward Murphy
Born (1960-03-28) 28 March 1960 (age 60)
Lowman's Hill, Saint Vincent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985 Cornwall
1983/84–1986/87 Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches73
Runs scored29
Batting average 4.14
100s/50s–/––/–
Top score7*
Balls bowled1,146145
Wickets 120
Bowling average 58.66
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling2/46
Catches/stumpings 4/––/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2017

Sydney Albert Edward Murphy (born 28 March 1960) is a former Vincentian cricketer. Murphy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Born in the farming community of Lowman's Hill on the island of Saint Vincent, Murphy made his debut for the Windward Islands in a 1983/84 Shell Shield first-class match against Trinidad and Tobago. [1] Subsequent to this, he had played for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in minor regional matches since 1981. [2] He travelled to England in 1985, where he played a one-day minor counties match for Cornwall in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. [3] He continued to play for the Windward Islands until the 1986/87 West Indian season, making a total of seven first-class and three List A appearances, [1] [4] without notable success.

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References

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Sydney Murphy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. "Miscellaneous Matches Matches played by Sydney Murphy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Sydney Murphy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "List A Matches Matches played by Sydney Murphy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2017.