Bruce Turner (field hockey) explained

Bruce Turner

Fullname:

Bruce Alexander Turner

Birth Date:

5 August 1930

Birth Place:

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Death Place:

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Height:

1.750NaN0

Country:

New Zealand

Module2:

Embed:	yes
Role:	Batsman
Batting:	Right-handed
Club1:	Central Districts
Year1:	1952–56
Type1:	First-class
Debutdate1:	11 January
Debutyear1:	1952
Debutagainst1:	Otago
Lastdate1:	20 January
Lastyear1:	1956
Lastagainst1:	Canterbury
Columns:	1
Column1:	First-class
Matches1:	15
Runs1:	490
Bat Avg1:	19.60
100S/50S1:	0/3
Top Score1:	66
Hidedeliveries:	true
Deliveries1:	0
Wickets1:	-
Bowl Avg1:	-
Fivefor1:	-
Tenfor1:	-
Best Bowling1:	-
Catches/Stumpings1:	24/0
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23012/23012.html Cricket Archive

Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.^[1]

He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1950 and 1962, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] He represented Manawatu in hockey, and in 1976, when New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal, he was one of the national selectors.^[5]

He played 15 first-class cricket matches as an opening batsman for Central Districts between 1952 and 1956.^[6] He also represented Manawatu in the Hawke Cup from 1952 to 1968.

In 1956, Turner married netballer Thelma Trask, who represented New Zealand in 1948, and the couple had three children.^[7] Bruce Turner died on 30 March 2010.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket . Olympedia . 28 July 2020.
Web site: Bruce Turner . 2013 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 6 April 2015.
Web site: Bruce Turner bio, stats, and results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102105/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/bruce-turner-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-Reference.com . 6 April 2015.
Web site: New Zealand hockey representatives – men . 15 August 2014 . Hockey New Zealand . 6 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414234356/http://hockeynz.co.nz/Portals/30/Images/2014%20Documents/180814%20BSM%20Caps%2015%20Aug%2014.pdf . 14 April 2015 . dead .
News: Lampp . Peter . Tributes flow for hockey, cricket legend . Manawatu Standard . 9 April 2010 . 25 March 2016.
Web site: subscription . First-class matches played by Bruce Turner . CricketArchive . 6 April 2015.
News: Former New Zealand netballer Thelma Turner recalls historic 1948 test against Australia . George . Heagney . 2 June 2019 . Stuff.co.nz . 13 September 2021.