Lance Hamilton Murray (13 April 1921 – 21 October 2012) was a

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cricketer who played three matches of

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between 1956 and 1960. He was the father of the West Indies

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Deryck Murray Deryck Lance Murray (born 20 May 1943) is a former West Indies cricketer. A wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman, Murray kept wicket to the West Indian fast bowling attacks of the 1970s (including Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner a ...

. He became a prominent cricket administrator, and served as director of the

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. He was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 for his work as a sports administrator. He was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's Chaconia Gold Medal and Medal of Merit. He was also a football player and coach.

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* 1921 births 2012 deaths Trinidad and Tobago cricketers North Trinidad cricketers Recipients of the Chaconia Medal {{Trinidad-cricket-bio-stub