Geoffrey Howden Murdoch (born 3 May 1954) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played five first-class matches for

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during the 1974–75 season. Geoff Murdoch was born at

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in 1954, the son of industrial chemist Donald Murdoch. His father had played for Otago during

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. After playing age-group cricket for Otago as early as the 1971–72 season, Murdoch played six Hawke Cup matches for Southland between the 1972–73 season and 1974–75. He captained a New Zealand Brabin XI in January 1974 and made his first-class debut for Otago in December of the same year, playing in a Plunket Shield match against

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at Lancaster Park,

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. He went on to play in four more Shield matches and was ever-present for Otago as they won the Shield. He scored a total of 116 runs and took five wickets, but did not feature again for the representative side.Geoff Murdoch
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