Ron Murray (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cricketer (1927-1951)
Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1927
Place of Birth: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 08-Apr-1951
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Ron Murray (cricketer)
- Ronald McKenzie Murray (15 June 1927 – 8 April 1951) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1947 to 1951.
- Ron Murray was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman.
- He first played for Wellington in February 1947 at the age of 19, and the following month he opened the bowling and took 3 for 43 and 5 for 85 for Wellington against the touring MCC.
- His victims in the second innings were Laurie Fishlock, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Wally Hammond and Godfrey Evans.He was the second-most successful bowler in the Plunket Shield in 1947-48, taking 13 wickets at an average of 28.00.
- He was less successful in 1948-49, and although he took part in the trial matches, he failed to win a place in the New Zealand team for England in 1949.He returned to form in 1949-50 and was again the second-most successful bowler in the Plunket Shield, taking 13 wickets at an average of 14.61, and helping Wellington win the championship for the first time since 1935-36.
- In the first match he took a hat-trick to reduce Otago’s first innings from 116 for 2 to 116 for 5; Wellington won by seven wickets.He was a journalist for the Evening Post in Wellington.
- He was considered a likely Test player, but he died aged 23 on 8 April 1951 from injuries he received when he fell while visiting a sick friend at Hanmer Springs in Canterbury.Beginning with the 1951-52 season the Ron Murray Cup has been awarded annually to the leading wicket-taker in Wellington senior club cricket.
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