Chris Murtagh

Christopher Paul Murtagh (born 14 October 1984) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club before being released in 2009. He is a right-handed batsman. Murtagh attended the selective The John Fisher School and made his first-class cricket debut for Loughborough UCCE in 2005, turning out for Surrey in some one-day games later in the season. A prolific season in 2007 earned him his first full contract for the 2008 season. He is the younger brother of Tim Murtagh.

Chris Murtagh

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Paul Murtagh
Born	(1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) Lambeth, London
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Role	Batsman
Relations	Tim Murtagh (brother) Andy Murtagh (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2009	Surrey
2010	Unicorns (squad no. 14)
2010–2013	Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 14 10 4 Runs scored 316 186 33 Batting average 18.58 26.57 11.00 100s/50s 1/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 107 74 28 Balls bowled 6 – – Wickets 0 – – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 9/– 4/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2010

In 2010, Murtagh was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.^[1] He played for Shropshire County Cricket Club in the 2010, 2011 and 2013 seasons, having also played club cricket with Reigate Priory Cricket Club.^[2]