Deryck Lance Murray was born on 20 May 1943 and is a former West Indies cricketer.
12 Facts About Deryck Murray
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Deryck Murray deputised for Clive Lloyd as West Indies captain in one Test match in 1979.
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Deryck Murray was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and educated at Queen's Royal College; he first played for Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team while still at school.
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Deryck Murray went on to study at the University of Nottingham and Jesus College, Cambridge, earning his Cambridge blue and captaining Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1966.
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Deryck Murray was first selected for the West Indies as a 20-year-old, under the captaincy of Frank Worrell; in his maiden series in 1963 he effected a record 24 dismissals.
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The West Indies went onto win the final, Deryck Murray clinching victory with the run out of Jeff Thomson.
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Deryck Murray played in the West Indies victory in the final of the second world cup in 1979.
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Deryck Murray captained the West Indies in one Test against Australia in 1979, and in two one-day internationals.
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Deryck Murray played in the English County Championship for Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire.
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Deryck Murray officiated as match referee for three One Day Internationals in 1992.
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Deryck Murray has served as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board.
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Deryck Murray is Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, the local branch of the anti-corruption organisation Transparency International.