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| Full name | Bruce Alexander Turner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-08-05)5 August 1930 Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2010(2010-03-30) (aged 79) Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Thelma Trask (m. 1956) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1951/52–1955/56 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 January 1952 Central Districts v Otago | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 20 January 1956 Central Districts v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.
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. He represented Manawatu in hockey, and in 1976, when New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal, he was one of the national selectors.
He played 15 first-class cricket matches as an opening batsman for Central Districts between 1952 and 1956. 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. Bruce Turner died on 30 March 2010.
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.
- ^ 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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