Bruce Murray
On scorecards: BAG Murray
In-game rating: 72/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bruce Murray played 13 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1968 to 1971. The first came against India at Carisbrook, with scores of 17 and 54, and the last against England at Lancaster Park in 1971.
The highest score in the archive is 90 against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 1969, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 5 fifties. At home the average was 19.9 across 5 Tests; away it was 30.0 across 7 Tests, a player who travelled well.
The most runs came against India: 363 runs at 25.9 in 7 Tests. New Zealand won 3 of the Tests Bruce Murray played and lost 6, with 4 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 13 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | – | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1969 | Won |
| 80 | – | India | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1969 | Drawn |
| 74 | 163 | India | Lancaster Park | 1968 | Won |
| 54 | – | India | Carisbrook | 1968 | Lost |
| 50 | – | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1969 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/0 | 1 | India | Basin Reserve | 1968 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 199 | 19.90 | 0/2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Away | 7 | 390 | 30.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 1 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | 596 | 25.91 | 0/5 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Park | 2 | 76 | 19.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1 | 106 | 53.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 1 | 98 | 49.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Carisbrook | 1 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| National Stadium | 1 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1968 at Carisbrook
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1971 at Lancaster Park
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