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Lance Murray
Personal information
Full name
Lance Hamilton Murray
Born(1921-04-13)April 13, 1921
Trinidad
DiedOctober 21, 2012(2012-10-21) (aged 91)
Westmoorings, Trinidad
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsDeryck Murray (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956-57Trinidad
1948-49 to 1959-60North Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 55
Batting average 13.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 47 not out
Balls bowled 640
Wickets 11
Bowling average 27.36
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/70
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2020

Lance Hamilton Murray (13 April 1921 – 21 October 2012) was a Trinidad cricketer who played three matches of first-class cricket between 1956 and 1960. He was the father of the West Indies Test cricketer Deryck Murray.[1]

He became a prominent cricket administrator, and served as director of the West Indies Cricket Board. He was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 for his work as a sports administrator.[2] He was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's Chaconia Gold Medal and Medal of Merit.[3]

He was also a football player and coach.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lance Murray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Former administrator Lance Murray dies". Cricinfo. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Lance Murray dies age 91". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ Corneal, Alvin (25 October 2012). "Thoughtful, meticulous decision-maker". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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