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Mar 18, 1956 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand 68 years old
Cricketer and field hockey player
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About Lesley Murdoch
- Lesley Jean Murdoch (née Shankland, born 18 March 1956) is a former New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player.
- Between 1979 and 1990 she played in six women's Test matches and 25 women's one-day internationals as a batsman.
- Murdoch captained New Zealand in three Tests against Australia, drawing two and losing one.
- She won eight of the 15 ODIs she captained, losing six times, with one "no result".
- She was a member of the New Zealand women's hockey team that finished sixth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.In the 1987 New Year Honours, Murdoch was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cricket and hockey.
- In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport.Murdoch is currently a commentator for Sky Network Television calling netball, hockey and cricket.
- She also is a sideline reporter for Radio Sport during rugby matches at AMI Stadium and hosts a Saturday morning sports show on Christchurch's Newstalk ZB.
