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Murray
C. Haines,
shown here in a photograph from 1992, was an avid cricketer. Early
in life, Murray was a distinguished cricketer at Haverford as a useful,
medium-paced, right-arm bowler, a good lower-medium-order bat and
as an outstanding gully and first slip in the field. He toured Canada
with the College XI in 1923 and England in 1925 on one of the most
famous Haverford teams to play against the leading English Public
Schools. In 1924 he represented The Gentlemen of Philadelphia against
The Incogniti at St Martin's, the home of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. Throughout his career he found the time to be an active organizer
and player, also serving as Secretary and President of the Fairmount
Cricket Club. In later life, Murray became well known around the world
for his work as curator at the cricket library from 1969 to just prior
to his death in 1994. He worked tirelessly to assist anyone interested
in American cricket access the collection, find the right photos and
check the facts. Murray wrote prolifically to his many friends about
cricket in Philadelphia and around the US. It is always easy to pick
out a cricket article prepared with his assistance. His many friends
from his early playing days almost jump off the page. |
