Timothy Murrills

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Timothy Murrills
Personal information
Full nameTimothy James Murrills
Born (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953 (age 68)
Eccleshall, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979Minor Counties South
1974–1981Dorset
1973–1976Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 37
Runs scored 996
Batting average 15.32
100s/50s –/3
Top score 67
Balls bowled 6
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2011

Timothy James Murrills (born 22 December 1953) is a former English cricketer. Murrills was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who also kept wicket. He was born at Eccleshall, Yorkshire.

Murrills made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Warwickshire. He made 34 further first-class appearances for Cambridge, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1976.[1] In his 35 appearances for the university, he scored 900 runs at an average of 14.75, with a high score of 67.[2] This score, which was one of three fifties he made, came against Surrey in 1976.[3] He also appeared twice in first-class cricket for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team, in 1974 against the touring Indians and in 1976 against the touring West Indians.[1] His debut in List A cricket came for Cambridge University in the against Kent, with him making three appearances in that season's competition. In the he made four appearances for the Combined Universities.[4]

Murrills first appeared for Dorset in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1974 to 1981, making 25 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[5] In 1979, he made a single List A appearance for Minor Counties South against Gloucestershire in the .[4] scoring 27 runs before being dismissed by Mike Procter, with Gloucestershire winning by 8 wickets.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Timothy Murrill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Timothy Murrills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Surrey, 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Timothy Murrills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Timothy Murrills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire v Minor Counties South, 1979 Benson and Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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