Ronald Turner (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Ronald Turner
Birth Date:19 June 1885
Birth Place:Gillingham, Kent, England
Death Place:Suvla Bay, Gallipoli,
Ottoman Turkey
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Gloucestershire
Year1:1906
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:30
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:19
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:23 January
Year:2013
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21984.html Cricinfo

Ronald Turner (19 June 1885 – 15 August 1915) was an English cricketer. Turner's batting style is unknown. He was also an amateur association footballer.

Born at Gillingham, Kent, Turner was the son of the Reverend Robert Stobbs Turner and Catherine Mary Turner, living with his parents at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. He later attended Queens' College, Cambridge, where he gained a Blue in football and played for the England national amateur football team.[1] In cricket, Turner made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1906. He then made two further first-class appearances in that seasons County Championship against Somerset and Surrey.[2] He scored 30 runs at an average of 5.00, with a high score of 19.[3] Turner later served in World War I with The Essex Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant and saw action in the Landing at Suvla Bay by British XI Corps on 6 August 1915. He was killed in action during a night time patrol on 15 August, the last day of the landing.[1] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll of Honour – Sussex – Rottingdean. roll-of-honour.com. 23 January 2013.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Ronald Turner. CricketArchive. 23 January 2013.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ronald Turner. CricketArchive. 23 January 2013.
  4. Book: Westlake, Ray. British Regiments at Gallipoli. 1. June 1996. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. 085052511X.