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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive | |||||||||||||||
Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.[1]
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.
In 1956, Turner married netballer Thelma Trask, who represented New Zealand in 1948, and the couple had three children.[7] Bruce Turner died on 30 March 2010.[5]
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References
- ^ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Bruce Turner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Bruce Turner bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Lampp, Peter (9 April 2010). "Tributes flow for hockey, cricket legend". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Bruce Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Heagney, George (2 June 2019). "Former New Zealand netballer Thelma Turner recalls historic 1948 test against Australia". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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