Bruce Turner (field hockey)

Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.[1]

Bruce Turner

Personal information
Full name	Bruce Alexander Turner
Born	5 August 1930 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died	30 March 2010 (aged 79) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Field hockey Cricket
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952–56	Central Districts
First-class debut	11 January 1952  v Otago
Last First-class	20 January 1956  v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 15 Runs scored 490 Batting average 19.60 100s/50s 0/3 Top score 66 Catches/stumpings 24/0
Source: Cricket Archive

He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1950 and 1962, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.[2][3][4] He represented Manawatu in hockey, and in 1976, when New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal, he was one of the national selectors.[5]

He played 15 first-class cricket matches as an opening batsman for Central Districts between 1952 and 1956.[6] He also represented Manawatu in the Hawke Cup from 1952 to 1968.

References

1. "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
2. "Bruce Turner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. "Bruce Turner bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
4. "New Zealand hockey representatives – men" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
5. Lampp, Peter. "Tributes flow for hockey, cricket legend". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
6. "First-class matches played by Bruce Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.