Neil Turk
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Neil Richard Keith Turk is an English
cricket
er. He is a left-handed specialist batsman with occasional right-arm medium-pace bowling, as well as a FIFA approved referee.
Turk received an official berth in the Sussex
squad in 2005, though his debut for the county's second XI came in July 2002, and his debut for the first XI in September at Essex
where he scored 36, which remained his highest List A score. At the end of the 2006 season
, Turk was released from Sussex, with his "perceived lack of future opportunity" cited as reason for his departure. He played one first class match, scoring 24 and bowling three wicketless overs against the touring Sri Lankans
in 2006
. In addition to the three matches played for the senior side, Turk played 69 games for various Second XIs, making 2,478 runs at a batting average
of 32.60 with two centuries. He also played club cricket
for East Grinstead
and Wimbledon. A spell as a Games Teacher at St Albans School followed, before he left at Easter 2010 to resume his cricketing career.
Other notable accomplishments include an appearance in the EA made video game 'Cricket 2005'.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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. He is a left-handed specialist batsman with occasional right-arm medium-pace bowling, as well as a FIFA approved referee.
Turk received an official berth in the Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
squad in 2005, though his debut for the county's second XI came in July 2002, and his debut for the first XI in September at Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
where he scored 36, which remained his highest List A score. At the end of the 2006 season
2006 English cricket season
The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England are coming off a winter with more Test losses than wins, for the first time since 2002-03, but still attained their best series result in India since 1985...
, Turk was released from Sussex, with his "perceived lack of future opportunity" cited as reason for his departure. He played one first class match, scoring 24 and bowling three wicketless overs against the touring Sri Lankans
Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2006
Sri Lanka toured England for cricket matches during the 2006 international cricket season. England were back home for the first time since September and looked to maintain their Test standards, which saw them keep their second place in the ICC Test Championship in India, and the teams were also...
in 2006
2006 English cricket season
The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England are coming off a winter with more Test losses than wins, for the first time since 2002-03, but still attained their best series result in India since 1985...
. In addition to the three matches played for the senior side, Turk played 69 games for various Second XIs, making 2,478 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 32.60 with two centuries. He also played club cricket
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
for East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
and Wimbledon. A spell as a Games Teacher at St Albans School followed, before he left at Easter 2010 to resume his cricketing career.
Other notable accomplishments include an appearance in the EA made video game 'Cricket 2005'.