Nicholas Turner (cricketer)

Nicholas Mirek Turner (born 3 August 1983) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Auckland between the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons.[1][2]

Nic Turner
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Mirek Turner
Born (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 40)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–2008/09Southland
2006/07–2007/08Otago
2009/10Auckland
Source: CricInfo, 26 May 2016

Turner was born at Invercargill in the Southland Region of New Zealand in 1983.[3] He played club cricket for Appleby Cricket Club in the city[4] and for Otago age-group sides from 1999–2000. he made his Hawke Cup debut for Southland during the 2002–03 season and made his senior debut for Otago in a December 2006 List A match against Northern Districts.[2]

Primarily a right-arm seam bowler,[5] Turner played 19 times for the senior Otago team during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. He took seven first-class wickets in three matches, as well as 12 List A and three Twenty20 wickets. After playing for Southland during the 2008–09 season he moved to Auckland for the 2009–10 season, making a single first-class appearance for the side.[2][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicholas Turner". CricInfo. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Nicholas Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 132. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  4. ^ Savory L (2012) Metro's drubbing dampens club cricket hopes, Southland Times, 17 December 2012. Retrieved at Stuff, 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ Volts defeat Wizards, New Zealand Cricket, 24 January 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ Cricket: Auckland make changes, New Zealand Herald, 16 November 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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