Murray Creed
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Murray Wayne Creed is a South African cricket
er. Creed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
.
Creed made his first-class
debut for Eastern Province B
against North West
in the 1997/98 season. Creed also played first-class cricket for the main Eastern Province
team, playing 14 first-class matches for them from the 1998/99-2000/01 seasons, to add to the 4 he played for the B team in the 1997/98/1998/99 seasons. Additionally, he played a single first-class match for a Border and Eastern Province Combined XI and 3 matches for the South Africa Academy. In total he played 22 first-class matches, with his final one coming for Eastern Province against Free State in March 2001. In his 22 career first-class matches, he scored 728 runs at a batting average
of 25.10, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 72, while in the field he took 9 catches. With the ball he took 18 wickets at a bowling average
of 49.38, with best figures of 4/30.
It was for Eastern Province that he made his debut in List A cricket during the 1998/99 Standard Bank League against Border
. From the 1998/99 season to the 2000/01 season, he represented the Province in 30 List A matches, the last of which came against KwaZulu-Natal in February 2001. In his 30 matches for the Province, he scored 383 runs at an average of 17.40, with a high score of 47, while in the field he took 6 catches. With the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 39.33, with best figures of 2/22.
He later represented the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
in 3 List A matches. These against Bedfordshire
in the 1st round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
, Oxfordshire
in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2002 and Cumberland
in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2002. In his 3 matches for the Board, he scored 129 runs at an average of 43.00, with a single half century high score of 77.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Creed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
.
Creed made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Eastern Province B
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
against North West
North West cricket team
North West cricket team plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, North West has merged with Gauteng North West cricket team (formerly Western Transvaal cricket team) plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series,...
in the 1997/98 season. Creed also played first-class cricket for the main Eastern Province
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
team, playing 14 first-class matches for them from the 1998/99-2000/01 seasons, to add to the 4 he played for the B team in the 1997/98/1998/99 seasons. Additionally, he played a single first-class match for a Border and Eastern Province Combined XI and 3 matches for the South Africa Academy. In total he played 22 first-class matches, with his final one coming for Eastern Province against Free State in March 2001. In his 22 career first-class matches, he scored 728 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 25.10, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 72, while in the field he took 9 catches. With the ball he took 18 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 49.38, with best figures of 4/30.
It was for Eastern Province that he made his debut in List A cricket during the 1998/99 Standard Bank League against Border
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
. From the 1998/99 season to the 2000/01 season, he represented the Province in 30 List A matches, the last of which came against KwaZulu-Natal in February 2001. In his 30 matches for the Province, he scored 383 runs at an average of 17.40, with a high score of 47, while in the field he took 6 catches. With the ball he took 9 wickets at an average of 39.33, with best figures of 2/22.
He later represented the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
The Nottinghamshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Nottinghamshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-Structure:...
in 3 List A matches. These against Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
in the 1st round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Oxfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002...
which was played in 2002 and Cumberland
Cumberland County Cricket Club
Cumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003. The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat the Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2002. In his 3 matches for the Board, he scored 129 runs at an average of 43.00, with a single half century high score of 77.
External links
- Murray Creed at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Murray Creed at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...