# Joe Murrell

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**Harry Robert Murrell** (19 November 1879 – 15 August 1952), known as **Joe Murrell**, was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played over 350 matches, mainly for [Middlesex County Cricket Club](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) as a [wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper).[1]

Murrell was born at [Hounslow](/source/Hounslow) in [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex).[2] He made his [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) debut for [Kent County Cricket Club](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club) in 1899 and played for the county until the end of the 1905 season. Kent's wicket-keeper at the time was [Fred Huish](/source/Fred_Huish) and Murrell found it difficult to gain a place, only keeping wicket in six of his 27 first-class matches for the county. In 1906 he joined Middlesex and was associated with the club for the next 46 years.[3][4]

Murrell played 342 times for Middlesex in first-class cricket and developed a reputation as "a first-class wicket-keeper" who, when Middlesex won the [County Championship](/source/County_Championship) in 1920 and 1921, was considered by *[Wisden](/source/Wisden)* as "one of the best of wicket-keepers".[3] He was considered a loyal team-mate whose judgment and advice could be relied upon by Middlesex captain [Pelham Warner](/source/Pelham_Warner) and in his obituary *Wisden* considered him unfortunate to have not played for England.[3] As a batsman Murrell was considered "fast-footed" and "could hit extremely hard", although he never scored a century.[2][3]

Over the course of his career, Murrell took 835 dismissals, 564 caught and 271 stumped.[2] After retiring, he was the 1st XI scorer for Middlesex until his death at [West Wickham](/source/West_Wickham) in [Kent](/source/Kent) in 1952 at the age of 72.[2]

He also played [football](/source/Association_football) for [Woolwich Arsenal](/source/Arsenal_F.C.). After playing for local clubs in Kent and Middlesex, he joined Arsenal in October 1898, making his first-team debut against [Small Heath](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) on 31 March 1900. He played mainly as a [full back](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Full_back) filling in for regulars [Jimmy Jackson](/source/Jimmy_Jackson_(footballer,_born_1875)) and [David McNichol](/source/David_McNichol). He left Arsenal for [Clapton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.) in the summer of 1900, having played 6 first-team games for them.

## References

1. Carlaw, pp. 398–399. (Retrieved 21 December 2020.)

1. [Joe Murrell](http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17753.html), [CricInfo](/source/CricInfo). Retrieved 19 December 2018.

1. [Murrell, Mr Harry Robert](http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228425.html), Obituaries in 1952, *[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)*, 1953. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

1. [Joe Murrell](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31636/31636.html), CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

## Bibliography

- Carlaw, Derek (2020). [*Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914)*](https://archive.acscricket.com/books/Kent_Cricketers_A_to_Z_Part_One_Revised_Expanded.pdf). Cardiff: [ACS](/source/Association_of_Cricket_Statisticians_and_Historians)

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