Murray Sargent

Murray Alfred James Sargent (23 August 1928 – 28 February 2012) was an Australian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman, often used as an opener, and an occasional leg-spin or medium pace bowler.[1] He played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in 1951 and 1952, and then played a single successful season for South Australia in 1960/61. He was born in North Adelaide, South Australia and died at Sanctuary Cove, Queensland.

Murray Sargent
Personal information
Full nameMurray Alfred James Sargent
Born(1928-08-23)23 August 1928
North Adelaide, South Australia
Died28 February 2012(2012-02-28) (aged 83)
Sanctuary Cove, Queensland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak/medium pace
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–52Leicestershire
1960/61South Australia
First-class debut9 June 1951 Leicestershire v Oxford University
Last First-class7 February 1961 South Australia v New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 22
Runs scored 804
Batting average 23.64
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 164
Balls bowled 352
Wickets 3
Bowling average 68.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/18
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 October 2013

Sargent was recruited in 1951 for Leicestershire in English cricket alongside another young South Australian club cricketer, Philip Saunders, by the captain and secretary Charles Palmer; Leicestershire already had two prominent Australian cricketers in Jack Walsh and Vic Jackson.[2] His first innings in first-class cricket, in the match against a weak Oxford University side, was a promising 52.[3] But he never achieved such heights again for Leicestershire and in 11 matches in 1952 his highest score was just 29, he often batted at No 8, and he did not bowl at all.[4]

After his dalliance with first-class cricket in England, Sargent returned to club cricket with Glenelg Cricket Club in South Australia, with which he was associated for 20 years as a player.[5] He returned for first-class cricket in only one season: in 1960/61, he played nine matches for South Australia as the opening partner for Les Favell.[4] In the second innings of his first game, he hit 82, higher than he had managed in any of his previous first-class endeavours.[6] Later in the season, he made 164 in the match against Queensland at Brisbane, sharing a 213-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Bob Lloyd which remains a South Australian record in first-class matches against Queensland.[7] In the season as a whole he scored 564 runs at an average of 33.17.[4] But he did not play first-class cricket again.

After his retirement from club cricket at Glenelg, he was a state selector for the South Australia team.[5]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Murray Sargent". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. "Australian Players for Leicestershire". The Times (51909). London. 26 January 1951. p. 2.
  3. "Scorecard: Oxford University v Leicestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 9 June 1951. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Murray Sargent". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. "SACA acknowledges passing of Murray Sargent". South Australia Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. "Scorecard: South Australia v Victoria". www.cricketarchive.com. 4 November 1960. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  7. "Scorecard: Queensland v South Australia". www.cricketarchive.com. 20 January 1961. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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