Francis Turner (cricketer, born 1894)

Francis Irving Turner (3 September 1894 – 18 October 1954) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in five games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1924.[1]

Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, Turner was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler, who scored 33 runs with a highest score of 12, for an average of 4.71. He also took two catches.[1] Turner played for Scotland in 1935. His brother, Cyril Turner, and nephew, Brian Turner, also played first-class cricket for Yorkshire.

Turner died in October 1954 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, aged 60.

References

Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.

External links

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[YB-1] Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.