Bill Murray-Wood

Bill Murray-Wood

Personal information
Full name	William Murray-Wood
Born	30 June 1917 Dartford, Kent, England
Died	21 December 1968 (aged 51) Southwark, London, England
Nickname	Bill
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1936–1953	Kent
1955–1956	M.C.C.
1936–1938	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 106 Runs scored 2262 Batting average 13.96 100s/50s 3/3 Top score 107 Balls bowled 6534 Wickets 100 Bowling average 38.50 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/29 Catches/stumpings 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2008

William "Bill" Murray-Wood (30 June 1917 – 21 December 1968) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Kent.^[1] He was Kent's captain for two years from 1952, leaving in controversial circumstances. He was born at Dartford, Kent.

He was primarily a batsman, and scored 106 not out on his first-class debut against Gloucestershire. However, his early form was often patchy, and he only played occasionally.

His first-class career came to an abrupt end in 1953, when the Kent committee announced that he was being replaced as captain by Doug Wright. He refuted this statement until the annual meeting the following February, when it was made clear the amateur players "would not continue under Murray-Wood's leadership".

He served with the Special Operations Executive during World War II. He died in Southwark, London in 1968, aged 51.

References

1. "Player Profile: Bill Murray-Wood". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

• Player profile: Bill Murray-Wood from ESPNcricinfo
• Bill Murray-Wood at CricketArchive
• W Murray-Wood Obituary from Cricinfo