New Zealand / Players
Full name Murphy Logo Su'a
Born November 7, 1966, Wanganui
Current age 43 years 18 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Northern Districts
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 13 | 18 | 5 | 165 | 44 | 12.69 | 517 | 31.91 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 12 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12* | 4.80 | 56 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 51 | 60 | 15 | 828 | 56 | 18.40 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 36 | 28 | 8 | 252 | 33* | 12.60 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 13 | 22 | 2843 | 1377 | 36 | 5/73 | 7/120 | 38.25 | 2.90 | 78.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 12 | 12 | 463 | 367 | 9 | 4/59 | 4/59 | 40.77 | 4.75 | 51.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 51 | 9143 | 4794 | 141 | 6/56 | 34.00 | 3.14 | 64.8 | 7 | 0 | |||
| List A | 36 | 1626 | 1212 | 43 | 6/26 | 6/26 | 28.18 | 4.47 | 37.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v England at Auckland, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1992 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin, Mar 18-22, 1995 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v England at Dunedin, Feb 12, 1992 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 26, 1995 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1988/89 - 1994/95 |
| List A span | 1989/90 - 1995/96 |
Of Western Samoan parents, left-arm fast-medium bowler Murphy Su'a's career came alive after two medicocre seasons with Northern Districts when he moved to Auckland. In his first season (1990-91) he grabbed 28 wickets in nine matches, winning his Test call-up against England the following summer when he took eight wickets in two games. That was followed by successful tours to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, and a Test-best 5 for 73 against Pakistan at Hamilton in January 1993. But thereafter he struggled, taking 5 for 434 in four Tests against Australia, and drifted out of the reckoning. His cause was not helped by mood swings and clashes with some senior members of the side.
Martin Williamson
- Temper, temper (Sep 19, 2006)
1992
Murphy Su'a bowling against England
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