John Turner (cricketer, born 1854)
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| Full name | John Turner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1854 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 1912 (aged 57) Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1876–1883 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||
John Turner (1 November 1854 – 22 October 1912) was an English first-class cricketer.
Turner was born at Northampton in November 1854. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), making his debut for the club against Yorkshire at Lord's in 1876. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1883, making a total of twenty first-class matches, including one match for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week of 1876.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 417 runs from his twenty matches at an average of 12.26. He made one half century, a score of 65 against Kent in 1881.[2] By profession he was a merchant and had retired to Bexhill-on-Sea in his later years. Turner suffered from depression and had previously been admitted to a mental hospital. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the forehead on the morning of 22 October 1912,[3] with his body being found by his wife 15 minutes later.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Inquest. Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser and General Intelligencer. 24 October 1912. p. 13
- ^ Deaths. Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 26 October 1912. p. 8