Deryck Lance Murray (born 20 May 1943) is a former

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er. A

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and right-handed batsman, Murray kept wicket to the West Indian fast bowling attacks of the 1970s (including Andy Roberts,

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and

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); his glovework effected 189 Test dismissals and greatly enhanced the potency of the bowling attack. Murray captained

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1976–1981, and was vice-captain of the sides which won the 1975 World Cup and the 1979 World Cup. He deputised for

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as West Indies captain in one Test match in 1979.

Early and personal life

Murray was born in

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, and educated at

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; he first played for

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while still at school. He went on to study at the

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and

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, earning his

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and captaining

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in 1966. Murray married Maureen in 1967; they have two sons.

Cricket career

In his career, Murray played as a

for the national Trinidad and Tobago team as well as playing 62

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for the

. He was first selected for the West Indies as a 20-year-old, under the captaincy of

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; in his maiden series in 1963 he effected a record 24 dismissals. Though he never scored a Test century, Murray's right-handed batting in the middle order could be effective. During his highest Test score of 91, against

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in 1975, he shared a partnership worth 250 runs with

(who scored 242 not out). Probably Murray's most famous performance came in a match in the 1975

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against Pakistan when he inspired the West Indies to an unlikely and important one-wicket victory with his highest

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score of 61 not out, sharing in an unbroken last-wicket stand of 64 with Andy Roberts. The West Indies went onto win the final, Murray clinching victory with the run out of

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. Murrary also played in the West Indies victory in the final of the second world cup in 1979. Murray captained the West Indies in one Test against Australia in 1979, and in two one-day internationals. Murray played in the English

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for

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and

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Later career

Murray served as a diplomat in the

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of Trinidad and Tobago 1978–1989, becoming a representative to the

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in New York, where he served as Vice-Chairman of the Fifth Committee and Chairman of the Committee for Programme & Coordination. He also worked in the financial services industry. Murray officiated as

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for three

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s in 1992. He has also served as President of the

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. Murray is also Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, the local branch of the anti-corruption organisation

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. In September 2019 he was appointed Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to Jamaica.

References

External links

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WICB profile
(archived 2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Deryck Trinidad and Tobago cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers West Indies Test cricket captains Cricketers from Port of Spain World Series Cricket players North Trinidad cricketers Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup 1943 births Living people Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Cambridge University cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Alumni of Queen's Royal College, Trinidad A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers Wicket-keepers High Commissioners of Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica