Campbell Munro

Campbell Munro (22 July 1899 – 5 October 1943) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1922 to 1929.

Campbell Munro
Personal information
Born(1899-07-22)22 July 1899
Alicedale, Cape Colony
Died5 October 1943(1943-10-05) (aged 44)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921-22 to 1926-27Eastern Province
1927-28 to 1928-29Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 685
Batting average 16.70
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 57
Balls bowled 4689
Wickets 100
Bowling average 23.43
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/81
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2017

Life and career

Munro went to school in Port Elizabeth and attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown before becoming an accountant.[1] A right-arm pace bowler and useful batsman, in his first season in 1921-22 Munro led the Eastern Province attack, taking 20 wickets in four Currie Cup matches at an average of 24.15.[2] He played only one first-class match in 1922–23, when Eastern Province played the touring MCC. He took 5 for 67, dismissing the top five batsmen, but Eastern Province lost by an innings.[3]

In his first match in 1924-25, Munro made 41 and 53 in the middle order and took 5 for 68 and 3 for 44 against Orange Free State.[4] His next match was for Eastern Province against S. B. Joel's English team when he took 7 for 81 in S. B. Joel's XI's first innings.[5] He was later selected for South Africa in the last of the five unofficial Tests. He took two wickets in South Africa's victory.[6]

He was outstanding for Eastern Province in the Currie Cup in 1926–27, taking 30 wickets at an average of 21.16. Nobody else in the team took more than nine wickets.[7]

Munro played for Orange Free State in his last two seasons, 1927–28 and 1928–29, with moderate success.

References
  1. Ballantine, E. M. (3 January 1923). "Englishmen in South Africa". Referee: 12.
  2. "Bowling for Eastern Province, Currie Cup 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Eastern Province v MCC 1922-23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Eastern Province v Orange Free State 1924-25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. "Eastern Province v S. B. Joel's XI 1924-25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. "South Africa v S. B. Joel's XI, Port Elizabeth 1924-25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. "Bowling for Eastern Province, Currie Cup 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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