John Turner
Personal information
Full name
John Turner
Born1 November 1854
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died22 October 1912(1912-10-22) (aged 57)
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1876–1883Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 417
Batting average 12.26
100s/50s –/1
Top score 65
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2021

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]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Inquest. Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser and General Intelligencer. 24 October 1912. p. 13
  4. ↑ Deaths. Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 26 October 1912. p. 8
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