| When West Indies wicketkeeper Jeff Dujon retired, | | | | standards, his batting was way behind as well. A |
| the selectors tried to find an immediate replacement. | | | | Test batting average of 22.39 and an ODI average |
| One of the candidates for the post was Junior | | | | of 22.60 is hardly anything to boast about. Murray |
| Murray. To state that the former Windward Islands | | | | managed to score a solitary Test century- his only |
| wicketkeeper did not fit the bill perfectly is an | | | | century at international level. He made that unbeaten |
| understatement. Instead, for nine years- between | | | | 101 batting in 7th position against New Zealand at |
| 1992 and 2003- Murray played musical chairs with the | | | | Wellington in 1995. |
| Caribbean side. | | | | Murray normally batted at 7th position for the |
| Born on January 20th, 1968, Murray became the first | | | | majority of his Test career. For the Windward |
| player from the tiny island of Grenada to represent | | | | Islands, he batted in a higher position- usually |
| the West Indies at the highest level. He had this | | | | between positions 4 and 6 in the batting order. He |
| honour when he made his Test debut in Sydney | | | | was a more reliable batsman at First Class level, |
| during the 1992/93 tour of Australia. Unfortunately, in | | | | never playing for teams other than Grenada, |
| the 33 Tests and 55 ODIs that Murray played since | | | | Windward Islands and the West Indies. |
| that tour, he failed to earn enough distinctions in | | | | After a productive regional season in 2002, Murray |
| front or behind the stumps. | | | | was a surprise selection for the India's tour of the |
| West Indies cricket fans often found that Murray | | | | West Indies. He displaced the redoubtable Ridley |
| was clumsy behind the stumps. His awkwardness | | | | Jacobs, who was suffering from a temporary loss of |
| often led to him dropping simple catches in the field. | | | | form at the time. Unsurprisingly, Murray failed |
| There was not a pair of wicketkeeper's gloves that | | | | spectacularly against better bowling and was not |
| could conceal Murray's shortcomings at the best of | | | | particularly impressive behind the stumps. He was |
| times. Yet, he still managed to take 99 catches and | | | | never selected to the Caribbean team again, having |
| effect three stumpings in his Test career. | | | | satisfied selectors that his performances at regional |
| If Murray's wicket-keeping fell short of Dujon's | | | | level were very flattering. |