David Turner (cricketer)

David Turner

Personal information
Full name	David Roy Turner
Born	5 February 1949 (1949-02-05) (age 62) Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Nickname	Birdy
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966–1989	Hampshire
1977/78	Western Province
First-class debut	20 August 1966 Hampshire v Kent
Last First-class	11 July 1989 Hampshire v Northamptonshire
List A debut	25 May 1968 Hampshire v Bedfordshire
Last List A	7 May 1991 Minor Counties v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A
Matches	426	381
Runs scored	19005	9904
Batting average	30.55	30.28
100s/50s	28/90	5/60
Top score	184*	123*
Balls bowled	626	17
Wickets	9	–
Bowling average	39.66	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	–
Best bowling	2/7	0/4
Catches/stumpings	191/–	92/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 May 2010

David Roy Turner (born 5 February 1949 at Chippenham, Wiltshire) is a former English first-class cricketer for Hampshire. He played 426 games between 1966 and 1989, making 19005 runs at a batting average of 30.55 with 28 hundreds.

Turner was part of the Hampshire side which won the County Championship in 1973, only their second ever title. In a side featuring Gordon Greenidge and Barry Richards, Turner was a solid left-handed batsman and he scored 1000 runs in a season on 9 occasions.

References

• Player Profile: David Turner (cricketer) from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Turner, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 February 1949
Place of birth	Corsham, Wiltshire
Date of death
Place of death