Arthur Turner (cricketer)

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Arthur Turner


country = England
fullname = Arthur Jervois Turner
dayofbirth = 10
monthofbirth = 6
yearofbirth = 1878
placeofbirth = United Provinces
countryofbirth = India
dayofdeath = 8
monthofdeath = 9
yearofdeath = 1952
placeofdeath = Graffham, Sussex
countryofdeath = England
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm underarm medium pace
role = Batsman
club1 = Free Foresters
year1 = 1914
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Army
year2 = 1913-1914
clubnumber2 =
club3 = Combined Army/Navy
year3 = 1911
clubnumber3 =
club4 = Essex
year4 = 1897-1910
clubnumber4 =
club5 = Gentlemen of the South
year5 = 1909
clubnumber5 =
club6 = South of England
year6 = 1899-1909
club7 = Home Counties
year7 = 1899
club8 = Gentlemen
year8 = 1898
type1 = First-class
onetype1 =
debutdate1 = 24 June
debutyear1 = 1897
debutfor1 = Essex
debutagainst1 = Hampshire
lastdate1 = 11 June
lastyear1 = 1914
lastfor1 = Army
lastagainst1 = Cambridge University
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 77
runs1 = 4053
bat avg1 = 34.05
100s/50s1 = 11/15
top score1 = 124
deliveries1 = 827
wickets1 = 15
bowl avg1 = 32.26
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 3/47
catches/stumpings1 = 31/2
date = 26 April
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/5334.html CricketArchive

Arthur Jervois Turner (10 June 1878–8 September 1952) was an English cricketer [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/21615.html Cricinfo profile] ] and soldier.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1953, [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228425.html Obituaries] ] A right-handed batsman, right-arm underarm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/5334.html CricketArchive profile] ] he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1897 and 1914, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/all_teams.html Teams played for by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] predominately for Essex. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] He also played for the Egypt national cricket team. His other sporting interests included Rugby Union, and he played for Blackheath and Kent at that sport.

Personal life

Born in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1878, Arthur Turner was the son of a JT Turner, who played cricket for Hong Kong and died on the SS Bokhara on the way back from playing a match for Hong Kong against Shanghai.

His younger brother Walter also played cricket for Essex, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5336/5336.html Walter Turner] at CricketArchive] whilst another brother John played first-class cricket in India, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14761/14761.html John Turner] at CricketArchive] as did his nephew Antony. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14758/14758.html Antony Turner] at CricketArchive]

He was educated at Bedford Modern School, gaining a place in the school's cricket team when aged 13. He played four seasons for the school, captaining them in 1895. He died in Sussex in 1952.

Cricket career

After gaining a reputation as a cricketer at school and with the Army, Turner played occasionally for Bedfordshire before making his first-class debut for Essex in a County Championship match against Hampshire in June 1897.

He played nine further County Championship matches for Essex that season and a dozen in the 1898 season, also playing in that year's Gentlemen v Players match at The Oval. He played ten County Championship matches in 1899, also playing twice against Australia - once for Essex and once for the South of England. He also played for a Home Counties team against the Rest of England and was invited to play in that year's Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's but could not accept the invitation due to military duties.

He played no first-class cricket in 1900 or 1902, playing eight County Championship matches for Essex during the 1901 season. His appearances for Essex became more sporadic from this point, playing just twice in 1903, seven times in 1904, five times in 1905 and just once in 1906.

After missing the 1907 season, he played four County Championship matches for Essex in 1908, also playing for the British Army cricket team against the Navy at Lord's and for the Royal Artillery against Philadelphia that season. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive]

He played just two County Championship matches in 1909, also playing for Essex and the South of England against Australia and for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South. His final matches for Essex were in the 1910 season, playing five times for them in the County Championship, his last match coming against Yorkshire in August.

He still played four more first-class matches, playing for a combined Army/Navy team against a combined Oxford/Cambridge University team in 1911, for the Army against the Navy in 1913 and for the Free Foresters against Oxford University and for the Army against Cambridge University in 1914.

He played no more first-class cricket after World War I, though he continued to play cricket at a minor level. He played for the Army against a Public Schools team in 1920, and for the Royal Artillery against West Kent in 1925.

In 1929, he played a match for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI in Cairo and his last recorded match was for the Army against the West Indies in May 1939 when he was 60.

tatistics

In his 77 first-class matches, Arthur Turner scored 4053 runs at an average of 34.05, including eleven centuries. His highest score was 124 for Essex [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class batting and bielding for each team by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] against Warwickshire [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Batting_by_Opponent.html First-class batting and fielding against each opponent by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] in 1899. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Batting_by_Season.html First-class batting and fielding in each season by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] Whilst he was considered an all-rounder at school, Turner's underarm bowling was rarely used at first-class level. In all he took fifteen first-class wickets, with a best innings bowling performance of 3/47 for Essex [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class bowling for each team by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] against Lancashire [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Bowling_by_Opponent.html First-class bowling against each opponent by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive] in 1898. After taking 14 wickets in his first three seasons, he took only one more first-class wicket in his career. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5334/f_Bowling_by_Season.html First-class bowling in each season by Arthur Turner] at CricketArchive]

Military career

Turner served in the South African War with the Royal Artillery. He later served in France during the First World War and was decorated with the Croix de guerre. He was also decorated with the Distinguished Service Order, the Order of St Michael and St George and the Order of the Bath. He achieved the rank of Brigadier.

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