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584:(MCG). Later that year, he qualified as a solicitor and opened up a practice, "Murdoch & Murdoch", with his brother Gilbert, although it was short-lived, going bankrupt in 1877. Murdoch established himself as one of the era's greatest batsmen over the next few years, leading Australia in several Test series against England. In 1881–82 he became the first man other than
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315:Top score
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179:Last Test
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74:Sandhurst
3001:Blackham
2860:Blackham
2706:Blackham
2590:Blackham
2444:Blackham
2132:Loughnan
2120:Phillips
2108:Cosstick
2032:Cavenagh
2023:Hamilton
2017:Hamilton
1779:Lindwall
1734:Woodfull
1721:Bardsley
1646:Blackham
1617:; 1890:
1539:Thompson
1503:Woodfull
1498:S. Waugh
1493:M. Waugh
1433:O'Reilly
1398:McKenzie
1368:Lindwall
1313:Grimmett
1298:Davidson
1268:Blackham
1168:Records
1033:(1949).
906:(2009).
794:stumping
768:See also
732:interval
728:apoplexy
700:against
652:The Oval
594:Victoria
592:against
542:Tasmania
538:Maryland
534:Victoria
424:Source:
401:Catches/
304:100s/50s
100:Victoria
3021:Garrett
2986:Murdoch
2890:Garrett
2841:Murdoch
2780:Italics
2686:Murdoch
2620:Murdoch
2605:Garrett
2565:Gregory
2504:Thomson
2494:Murdoch
2479:Kendall
2459:Garrett
2303:Trumper
2297:Trumper
2207:Murdoch
2195:Murdoch
2171:Thomson
2138:Thomson
2114:Wardill
2093:Lockyer
2051:Gilbert
1961:Italics
1949:Cummins
1939:2017/18
1930:2021/22
1926:2014/15
1909:2010/11
1904:Ponting
1865:1984/85
1861:1978/79
1840:1971/71
1823:1967/68
1810:Simpson
1792:1963/64
1772:Johnson
1758:Hassett
1746:Bradman
1714:Collins
1683:Trumble
1676:Darling
1642:1894/95
1638:1884/85
1619:Murdoch
1615:1884/85
1544:Tredrea
1483:Walters
1473:Trumper
1468:Trumble
1463:Thomson
1448:Simpson
1438:Ponting
1428:O'Neill
1418:Murdoch
1413:Mullagh
1393:McGrath
1328:Hassett
1283:Bradman
1244:Players
812:The Age
736:England
713:average
667:batsman
644:England
629:run out
596:at the
580:at the
578:England
570:batsman
530:Bendigo
510:England
498:batsman
486:in 1877
455:in 1882
341:Wickets
269:Matches
173:England
148:England
120:Batsman
108:Batting
3041:Massie
3026:Giffen
3011:Bonnor
2920:Palmer
2910:Massie
2895:Giffen
2875:Cooper
2760:Jarvis
2746:Slight
2741:Palmer
2726:Groube
2716:Bonnor
2469:Hodges
2454:Cooper
2279:Donnan
2267:Giffen
2261:Giffen
2249:Giffen
2213:Barnes
2177:Ulyett
2144:Arthur
2126:Gordon
2087:D'Arcy
2081:Caffyn
2075:Bryant
2045:McKone
2041:Driver
1920:Watson
1913:Clarke
1881:Taylor
1875:Border
1869:Hughes
1856:Yallop
1834:Jarman
1832:1968:
1803:Harvey
1801:1961:
1796:Benaud
1765:Morris
1719:1926:
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1664:Giffen
1650:1886:
1632:Massie
1549:Wilson
1529:Rolton
1478:Turner
1458:Taylor
1408:Morris
1403:Miller
1383:McCabe
1363:Lillee
1353:Langer
1343:Hughes
1333:Hayden
1323:Harvey
1303:Giffen
1278:Border
1263:Benaud
918:
881:5 June
744:London
663:Sussex
502:Sussex
474:Sydney
449:in 16
410:218/25
329:bowled
286:16,953
225:Sussex
150:(1892)
3036:Jones
3031:Horan
3016:Boyle
2905:Jones
2900:Horan
2885:Evans
2870:Boyle
2736:Moule
2721:Boyle
2615:Kelly
2610:Horan
2600:Boyle
2575:Allan
2484:Kelly
2474:Horan
2285:Lyons
2255:Lyons
2243:Lyons
2237:Trott
2231:Moses
2189:Horan
2069:Wills
2063:Lewis
2057:Wills
1943:Paine
1934:Smith
1887:Waugh
1827:Lawry
1817:Booth
1786:Craig
1752:Brown
1728:Ryder
1690:Noble
1670:Trott
1652:Scott
1625:Horan
1519:Clark
1512:Women
1488:Warne
1443:Ryder
1423:Noble
1378:Marsh
1358:Lawry
1348:Jones
1318:Grout
1101:1890
361:43.00
327:Balls
310:19/85
299:26.86
296:31.31
201:Years
2291:Hill
2273:Ward
1696:Hill
1338:Hill
1273:Boon
1187:211
973:2007
947:2021
916:ISBN
883:2015
819:2019
648:1880
621:1884
574:Test
407:14/1
396:2/11
258:Test
204:Team
116:Role
85:Died
60:Born
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650:at
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318:211
307:2/1
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