Joe Murrell

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Harry Robert Murrell (19 November 1879 – 15 August 1952), commonly known as Joe Murrell, was an English cricketer.

Murrell was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bowler and wicketkeeper, who played 378 first-class cricket matches for Kent (1899–1905), MCC (1901–1919) and Middlesex (1906–1926). He scored 6,633 runs and as a prolific wicketkeeper, made 835 dismissals (564 caught and 271 stumped). After retiring, he was the 1st XI scorer for Middlesex from 1946 until his death at West Wickham, Kent, aged 72.

He also played football for Woolwich Arsenal. After playing for local sides in Kent and Middlesex, he joined the Reds in October 1898, making his first-team debut against Small Heath on 31 March 1900; he played mainly as a full back filling in for injured regulars Jimmy Jackson and David McNichol. He left Arsenal for Clapton Orient in the summer of 1900, having played 6 first-team games for them.

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