{{Short description|Australian cricketer (1944–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Nigel Murch | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = Stewart Nigel Clifford Murch | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|06|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|07|15|1944|06|27|df=y}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = cricketer | years_active = 1966–1970 | known_for = appeared in 10 first-class matches | notable_works = | relatives = Cathy Freeman (daughter-in-law) }} '''Stewart Nigel Clifford Murch''' (27 June 1944 – 15 July 2020) was an Australian cricketer active from 1966 to 1970 who played for Northamptonshire and Victoria.<ref name=WCA>{{cite book |last=Booth |first=Lawrence |date=2021 |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |page=268 |publisher=Bloomsbury USA |isbn=9781472975478}}</ref>

Born in Warrnambool, Victoria, Murch appeared in ten first-class matches as a right arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He took 17 wickets with a best performance of three for 49, and scored 215 runs with a highest score of 64.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16477/16477.html Nigel Murch at CricketArchive]</ref>

He died on 15 July 2020 at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amy |first1=Paul |title=Victorian cricket great Nigel Murch dies at age 76 |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/victorian-cricket-great-nigel-murch-dies-at-age-76/news-story/2ac4b49504c7e92938790820c75e6845 |accessdate=2020-07-20 |work=Herald Sun |date=2020-07-16 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> He was the father-in-law of Cathy Freeman, Australia's 400m Olympic gold medallist.<ref name=WCA/>

==See also== * List of Victoria first-class cricketers

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