John Turner (cricketer)
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John Bernard Turner is a former English
cricket
er. Truner was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Princes Risborough
, Buckinghamshire
.
Turner made his debut for Buckinghamshire
in the 1968 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire
. Turner played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1968 to 1983, which included 151 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
match. In 1969, he made his List A debut for Buckinghamshire against Middlesex
in the Gillette Cup
. He played 8 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against Suffolk
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
. In his 9 List A appearances for the county, he scored 254 runs at a batting average
of 31.75, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 88. This came against Kent
in the 1972 Gillette Cup
.
He played the majority of his List A matches not for Buckinghamshire, but for a Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West, making 8 and 4 appearances respectively. For Minor Counties South, he scored 126 runs at an average of 15.75, with a single half century high score of 56. In his career, Turner also made a single first-class
appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Pakistanis in 1974. In this match, he scored 21 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings before being dismissed by Asif Masood
, while in their second-innings he scored a century
, making 106 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. This left him with a first-class batting average of 63.50.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Truner was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough is a small town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 8 miles north west of High Wycombe. Bledlow lies to the west and Monks Risborough to the east. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, at the north end of a gap or pass through the Chilterns,...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
Turner made his debut for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the 1968 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. Turner played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1968 to 1983, which included 151 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
match. In 1969, he made his List A debut for Buckinghamshire against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in the Gillette Cup
1969 Gillette Cup
The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969...
. He played 8 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
1979 Gillette Cup
The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979...
. In his 9 List A appearances for the county, he scored 254 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 31.75, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 88. This came against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1972 Gillette Cup
1972 Gillette Cup
The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972...
.
He played the majority of his List A matches not for Buckinghamshire, but for a Minor Counties South and Minor Counties West, making 8 and 4 appearances respectively. For Minor Counties South, he scored 126 runs at an average of 15.75, with a single half century high score of 56. In his career, Turner also made a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Pakistanis in 1974. In this match, he scored 21 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings before being dismissed by Asif Masood
Asif Masood
Syed Asif Masood Shah is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1969 to 1977...
, while in their second-innings he scored a century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, making 106 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. This left him with a first-class batting average of 63.50.
External links
- John Turner at ESPNcricinfo
- John Turner at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...