Gibson Kirke Turton (29 July 1841 – 3 July 1891) was a New Zealand barrister who was Provincial Solicitor of Otago,[1] as well as a first-class cricketer who played six matches for Otago in the 1860s and 1870s. He was a native of Raglan, in the Waikato.[2][3][4]
 Turton and his sister Laura in 1870 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gibson Kirke Turton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1841 Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1891 (aged 49) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1863/64–1871/72 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Personal life edit
Turton married Annie Isabel Bathgate, a daughter of the Hon. J. B. Bathgate, in Dunedin in December 1866.[5] They had six children. However, he took to alcohol, lost his position and left his family. He wandered in various parts of New Zealand and Australia, and died semi-destitute in Wellington.[4][6]
References edit
- ^ Kinross, Andrew. My life and lays, Harvard University: J. Ward , pp 32–33, 1899.
- ^ "Gibson Turton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Gibson Turton". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b 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.)
- ^ "Marriage". New Zealand Herald: 4. 9 January 1867.
- ^ "A Sad Ending". Wanganui Herald. 7 July 1891. p. 2.
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