| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Turner |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Death Place: | Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1876 - 1883 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 20 |
| Runs1: | 417 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.26 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 65 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Date: | 17 June |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21978.html Cricinfo |
John Turner (1 November 1854 – 22 October 1912) was an English first-class cricketer.
Turner was born at Northampton in November 1854. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), making his debut for the club against Yorkshire at Lord's in 1876. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1883, making a total of twenty first-class matches, including one match for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week of 1876.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 417 runs from his twenty matches at an average of 12.26. He made one half century, a score of 65 against Kent in 1881.[2] By profession he was a merchant and had retired to Bexhill-on-Sea in his later years. Turner suffered from depression and had previously been admitted to a mental hospital. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the forehead on the morning of 22 October 1912,[3] with his body being found by his wife 15 minutes later.[4]