Lesley Jean Murdoch (; born 18 March 1956) is a New Zealand former

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er and

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. Between 1979 and 1990 she appeared in 6

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and 25 One Day Internationals for

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as a

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. Murdoch also captained New Zealand in three Tests, drawing two and losing one, and fifteen One Day Internationals, winning eight and losing six, with one no result. She played domestic cricket for

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. In hockey, she was a member of the New Zealand team that finished sixth at the

1984 Los Angeles Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. In the

1987 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1987 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries ...

, Murdoch was made a

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, for services to cricket and hockey. In the

2016 Queen's Birthday Honours The 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as pa ...

, she was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

for services to sport. Murdoch is currently a commentator for

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calling netball, hockey and cricket. She also is a sideline reporter for Radio Sport during rugby matches at AMI Stadium and hosts a Saturday morning sports show on Christchurch's

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. She is also a commentator for the OBS.

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* * 1956 births Living people New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women's One Day International captains New Zealand women's Test captains New Zealand women Test cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers New Zealand women cricket captains Canterbury Magicians cricketers New Zealand female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire Field hockey players from Christchurch Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Cricketers from Christchurch {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub