William (Billy) Lloyd Murdoch (18 October 1854-18 February 1911) was an Australian cricketer. Murdoch is best remembered for leading the Australian tours to England in 1880, 1882 (when the Ashes legend was born, and 1884. He was rated the finest Australian batsman of his day, being bettered only by the English Champion WG Grace.
Later he settled in England, and toured South Africa with the England team in 1891/2, playing in the only test match (although the match was not recognised as a test till much later). This makes him one of the few men to have played international cricket at senior level for more than one team.
He died in Melbourne, Australia in 1911. Present at the Test match between Australia and South Africa, he was seized with apoplexy during the lunch interval and passed away later in the afternoon. His body was embalmed and brought back to England for burial at Bethnal Green, a suburb of London.
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