John Murray obituary

England cricketer who held the world record for the number of wicketkeeping dismissals in a careerThe England and Middlesex cricketer John Murray, who has died aged 83, once held the world record for the most wicketkeeping dismissals in a career, and still stands second on the all-time list. In total he took 1,268 catches and carried out 259 stumpings across 635 matches in a first-class career that spanned the years 1952 to 1975.Like his fellow wicketkeeping artist Bob Taylor, who prised the rec