Murray Vernon Explained

Murray Vernon
Country:Australia
Fullname:Murray Trevor Vernon
Birth Date:9 February 1937
Birth Place:Kondinin, Western Australia
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg spin
Role:Batsman
Club1:Western Australia
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:73
Runs1:4,169
Bat Avg1:34.74
100S/50S1:8/22
Top Score1:173
Deliveries1:410
Wickets1:9
Bowl Avg1:25.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/15
Catches/Stumpings1:57/–
Year:2013
Date:20 April
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16813/16813.html CricketArchive

Murray Trevor Vernon (9 February 1937 – 16 April 2013) was an Australian cricketer who played regularly for Western Australia from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Vernon scored 4067 runs for Western Australia at an average of 34.76 with a highest score of 173, including eight centuries.[1] He captained Western Australia in two matches in the 1962–63 season when Barry Shepherd was unavailable, losing both. Born in Kondinin and growing up in South Perth, he attended Wesley College. He also captained Melville in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition.[2] Vernon died in Perth in April 2013, after a short illness.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16813/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class batting and fielding by team for Murray Vernon
  2. http://www.melvillecricket.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=42 History of Melville Cricket Club – 1970s
  3. Townsend, John (2013). "WA cricket mourns death of great pioneer Vernon", The Weekend West, 19–21 April 2013.