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Full name Anton Ronald Andrew Murray
Born April 30, 1922, Grahamstown, Cape Province
Died April 17, 1995, Cape Town, Cape Province (aged 72 years 352 days)
Major teams South Africa, Eastern Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm slow-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 14 | 1 | 289 | 109 | 22.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 64 | 100 | 10 | 2685 | 133 | 29.83 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 16 | 2374 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 5/49 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 64 | 14057 | 4683 | 188 | 7/30 | 24.90 | 1.99 | 74.7 | 8 | 2 |
| Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Dec 5-10, 1952 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, Feb 5-9, 1954 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1947-1956 |
Wisden obituary
Anton Ronald Andrew Murray, who died on April 17, 1995, aged 72, after a long illness, played ten Test matches for South Africa as an all-rounder. He was a vigorous right-handed batsman, an accurate medium-paced stock bowler, and one of the most athletic members of the brilliant fielding team that toured Australia in 1952-53. He played four Tests, missing the Fourth because of appendicitis, the after-effects of which hampered him on his return; but his 51 in the Second Test was vital in helping put South Africa into position for their first win over Australia in 42 years. His only Test century came later that tour, at Wellington. He scored 109 and his seventh-wicket partnership of 246 with Jackie McGlew was then a world Test record. He toured England in 1955 but did not make the Test team. Murray played for Eastern Province from 1947-48 to 1955-56. He was founding Head Master of St Alban's College in Pretoria a post he held for 20 years from 1963 to 1983..
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