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| Full name | Robert Julian Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1967 Malvern, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Cambridge University (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2005 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Julian Turner (born 25 November 1967) is an English former first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman,Turner started his career in 1988 with Cambridge University,whom he captained. [1] He began playing for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1991 and was their first-choice wicket-keeper until his retirement in 2005. He took 753 first-class dismissals in his 250-game career. Turner scored over 1,000 runs in both 1997 and 1999. [2]
Born at Malvern in 1967,Turner was educated at Millfield School before going up the Magdalene College,Cambridge. [3] During his career at Somerset he was not a full-time cricketer,but worked as a stockbroker for Rowan Dartington &Co Ltd. He joined the firm full-time following his retirement from cricket. He has also taught mathematics at Richard Huish College.[ citation needed ]
His older brother,Simon,played for Somerset in 1984 and 1985.