NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand men's cricketer Bruce Murray has died aged 82. Notably, He was a right-hand opening batter who made his Test debut in February 1968 and played for New Zealand in 13 matches, scoring 598 runs at an average of 23.92, including five fifties.

In a low-scoring match against Pakistan in Lahore in 1969, he helped New Zealand take a commanding first-innings lead of 127 with his highest Test score of 90. By a margin of five wickets, New Zealand went on to win the Test match. They eventually won the three-match series 1-0, which was their first ever Test-series victory at home or abroad.

When he bowled an over against India in the third Test in Wellington in 1968, Murray became just one of three professional cricketers to dismiss an opener without conceding any runs.

Murray participated in 102 first-class games overall, the majority of which were for Wellington in domestic cricket. He scored 6257 runs overall at an average of 35.55, including six hundreds. His family has remained active in the New Zealand cricket scene.

"The demise of Bruce Murray, a former Test player and professor, at the age of 82, leaves us extremely heartbroken. Between 1968 and 1971, "Bags" (as he was called) played 13 Tests, averaging 23.92. He was the grandfather of Amelia and Jess Kerr of WHITE FERNS. We are thinking of his family and friends "proclaimed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Twitter for both its men's and women's teams.

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