# Murray Child

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Murray_Child
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Murray_Child.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Child
> Source revision: 1277012655
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Murray John Child** (born 1 September 1953) is a former [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealander) [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played in [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) and [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) for [Northern Districts](/source/Northern_Districts_Knights) and also for [Northland](/source/Northland_cricket_team) in the [Hawke Cup](/source/Hawke_Cup). He was born in [Whangārei](/source/Whang%C4%81rei).[1]

He is a New Zealand champion [sheepdog trialist](/source/Sheepdog_trial). He captained the New Zealand team in 2014. He lives in [Maungakaramea](/source/Maungakaramea) on the farm his family has owned since the mid-19th century.[2]

He is the son of [Ellis Child](/source/Ellis_Child), who was also a first-class cricketer and champion sheepdog trialist.[2]

## References

1. ["Player Profile: Murray Child"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21635/21635.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

1. Barrington, Mike (18 June 2014). "Double glory for top trialist". *Northern Advocate*

## External links

- [Profile](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36695.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)
- [Profile](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21635/21635.html) at CricketArchive

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Murray Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Child) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Child?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.