Geoffrey Murdoch

Geoffrey Howden Murdoch (born 3 May 1954) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played five first-class matches for Otago during the 1974–75 season.[1]

Geoff Murdoch
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Howden Murdoch
Born (1954-05-03) 3 May 1954
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak
RelationsDonald Murdoch (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972/73–1974/75Southland
1974/75Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 May 2016

Geoff Murdoch was born at Dunedin in 1954, the son of industrial chemist Donald Murdoch. His father had played for Otago during World War II.[2]

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 Canterbury at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. 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.[3]

References
  1. "Geoffrey Murdoch". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 97. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Geoff Murdoch, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023. (subscription required)


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