Brian Turner (cricketer)
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Brian Turner was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played in two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 1960 and 1961.
Turner was a right arm medium pace swing bowler and right-handed batsman, who has lived for the bulk of his life Wath-upon-Dearne
, near Rotherham
, Yorkshire. He made his first-class debut against the South Africans in 1960, and the second in 1961 against Gloucestershire
. In those two games, Turner took four wickets at 11.75, with a best return of 2 for 9 against the South Africans, when he took 3 for 17 in the match. He scored seven runs in two completed innings, and took two catches.
He also played cricket for Sheffield United Cricket Club
in the Yorkshire League
, and was the professional at Golcar C.C. in the Huddersfield League for several years - winning the league bowling award on many occasions.
His father, Cyril Turner
, and uncle, Francis Turner
, were also professional cricketers, who both played in the first-class game for Yorkshire.
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played in two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1960 and 1961.
Turner was a right arm medium pace swing bowler and right-handed batsman, who has lived for the bulk of his life Wath-upon-Dearne
Wath-upon-Dearne
Wath-upon-Dearne is a small town on the south side of the Dearne Valley in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, lying 5 miles north of Rotherham, almost midway between Barnsley and Doncaster. It has a population...
, near Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, Yorkshire. He made his first-class debut against the South Africans in 1960, and the second in 1961 against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. In those two games, Turner took four wickets at 11.75, with a best return of 2 for 9 against the South Africans, when he took 3 for 17 in the match. He scored seven runs in two completed innings, and took two catches.
He also played cricket for Sheffield United Cricket Club
Sheffield United Cricket Club
Sheffield United Cricket Club was the first sports club or association in England to bear the word "United" in its name, common amongst association football clubs in England today. Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed in 1854, by several local cricket clubs in Sheffield uniting, thus the name...
in the Yorkshire League
Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
The Yorkshire ECB County Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Yorkshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - official site* - Play-Cricket site...
, and was the professional at Golcar C.C. in the Huddersfield League for several years - winning the league bowling award on many occasions.
His father, Cyril Turner
Cyril Turner (cricketer)
Cyril Turner was an English first-class cricketer, who played 200 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1925 to 1946, and one match for the Minor Counties in 1935....
, and uncle, Francis Turner
Francis Turner (cricketer)
Francis Irving Turner was an English first-class cricketer, who played in five games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1924....
, were also professional cricketers, who both played in the first-class game for Yorkshire.