| Thomas McMurray | |
| Fullname: | Thomas McIlvean McMurray |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Family: | Alfred McMurray (brother) |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 2 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Year1: | 1933 to 1939 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Matches1: | 33 |
| Runs1: | 892 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.58 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 62 |
| Deliveries1: | 18 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/3 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/0 |
| Date: | 3 May 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17498.html Cricinfo |
Thomas McIlvean McMurray (24 July 1911 - 24 March 1964) was an Irish cricketer and footballer. He played 33 first-class matches for Surrey between 1933 and 1939.[1] His brother, Alfred McMurray, played for Ireland in the 1930s.[2]
Tom McMurray was born in Belfast and educated there at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[3] He was playing football in London for Millwall when he joined Surrey in 1932.[4]
A batsman, McMurray was never able to establish a spot in the Surrey First XI, and played 63 matches for the Second XI between 1932 and 1948, scoring nine centuries with a top score of 133 not out against Devon in 1937.[3] [5] His top first-class score was 62, which he made twice: in 1933 he opened against Northamptonshire and made 62 and 33;[6] and in 1936, batting at number three against Hampshire, he made 62 in the second innings.[7] He was an outstanding fieldsman, noted for his speed in the outfield, and once fielded as a substitute for England in a Test match in 1934.[4]
From 1945 he taught PT at Campbell College in Belfast.[4] He also umpired several Minor Counties cricket matches in England each year during the summer holidays from 1949 to 1963.[8]