Bruce Murray, a former New Zealand cricketer, handed away aged 82. A right-handed batter, Murray performed 13 Tests for the Blackcaps, scoring 598 runs at a median of 23.92 between 1968 and 1971.
He is just one of three worldwide cricketers to take a wicket and never concede any runs when he bowled an over in opposition to India within the third Test in Wellington in 1968, dismissing opener Syed Abid Ali.
Murray was additionally a part of the New Zealand squad which toured Pakistan in 1969 for the primary time. His highest rating of 90 got here within the Lahore Test. New Zealand gained the Test by 5 wickets and the sequence 1-0, marking its first sequence win away from residence.
A right-handed batter, Murray additionally performed 102 first-class matches and scored 6257 runs at a median of 35.55, together with six tons of.
Following his footsteps, granddaughters Amelia Kerr and Jess Kerr took up cricket and represented New Zealand in worldwide cricket.