Stuart Turner (cricketer)

Stuart Turner
Personal information
Full name Stuart Turner
Born (1943-07-18) 18 July 1943
Chester, Cheshire, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988 Minor Counties
1987–1995 Cambridgeshire
1976/77–1977/78 Natal
1965–1986 Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 361 379
Runs scored 9,411 4,333
Batting average 22.84 18.67
100s/50s 4/41 –/11
Top score 121 87
Balls bowled 53,455 18,040
Wickets 821 470
Bowling average 26.00 22.98
5 wickets in innings 27 1
10 wickets in match 1 –
Best bowling 6/26 5/35
Catches/stumpings 217/– 106/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2011

Stuart Turner (born 18 July 1943) is a former English cricketer. Turner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Chester, Cheshire.[1]

Turner was a key player for Essex County Cricket Club during their emergence as a force in domestic cricket, towards the twilight of his career they won the County Championship four times in eight seasons.[2] His accuracy, combined with his ability to swing the ball both ways saw him pick up 821 First-class wickets in a career that spanned over twenty years. He was also an adept batsman, capable of scoring centuries from the lower middle order.

After retirement from professional cricket Turner took up coaching, and taught at Forest School, Walthamstow until his retirement in 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Stuart Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Stuart Turner". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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