Gibson Turton Explained

Gibson Turton
Fullname:	Gibson Kirke Turton
Birth Date:	29 July 1841
Birth Place:	Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Death Place:	Wellington, New Zealand
Role:	Batsman
Columns:	1
Column1:	First-class
Matches1:	6
Runs1:	79
Bat Avg1:	8.77
100S/50S1:	0/0
Top Score1:	28
Hidedeliveries:	true
Catches/Stumpings1:	0/–
Date:	22 December 2023
Source:	https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gibson-turton-38690 ESPNcricinfo

Gibson Kirke Turton (29 July 1841 – 3 July 1891) was a New Zealand barrister who was Provincial Solicitor of Otago,^[1] as well as a first-class cricketer who played six matches for Otago in the 1860s and 1870s. He was a native of Raglan, in the Waikato.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

Turton married Annie Isabel Bathgate, a daughter of the Hon. J. B. Bathgate, in Dunedin in December 1866.^[5] They had six children. However, he took to alcohol, lost his position and left his family. He wandered in various parts of New Zealand and Australia, and died semi-destitute in Wellington.^{[4] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Kinross, Andrew. My life and lays, Harvard University: J. Ward, pp 32–33, 1899.
2. Web site: Gibson Turton. CricketArchive. 22 December 2023.
3. Web site: Gibson Turton . Cricinfo. 22 December 2023.
4. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 132. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
5. Marriage . New Zealand Herald . 9 January 1867 . 4 .
6. News: Wanganui Herald. 7 July 1891. 2. A Sad Ending.