- Charles King-Turner
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Personal information Full name Charles John King-Turner Born 13 April 1904
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, EnglandDied 4 April 1972 (aged 67)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Domestic team information Years Team 1922 Gloucestershire Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 29 Batting average 3.22 100s/50s –/– Top score 10 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/– Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2011 Dr. Charles John King-Turner (3 December 1904 - 4 April 1972) was an English cricketer. King-Turner was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Educated at Cheltenham College, where he played for the Cheltenham XI,[1] King-Turner made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Essex in the 1922 County Championship. He played 5 further first-class fixtures in that season, playing his final first-class fixture against Leicestershire at Greenbank, Bristol.[2] King-Turner was an inconsistent, scoring just 29 runs in his 6 matches at a batting average of 3.22 and a high score of 10.[3]
In 1927, King-Turner is mentioned in the London Gazette in March 1927 as a University Candidate for the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Officers' Training Corps.[4] He died in Cirencester on April 4, 1972.
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Categories:- 1904 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Cirencester
- People from Gloucestershire
- Old Cheltonians
- English cricketers
- Gloucestershire cricketers
- Officers' Training Corps officers
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