Mike Turner (cricketer)
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Mike Turner
Francis Michael Turner MBE (8 August 1934 – 21 July 2015)[1] was an English cricketer active from 1954 to 1959 who played for Leicestershire. He appeared in ten first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and googly. He scored 196 runs with a highest score of 28* and took three wickets with a best performance of three for 56. Turner remained in cricket and worked for Leicestershire in administration. The club awarded him a benefit season in 1985. In 1994 he was awarded the MBE for services to cricket.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Pioneer of one-day cricket dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Mike Turner at CricketArchive
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2015 deaths
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- English cricketers
- Leicestershire cricketers
- English cricket administrators
- English cricket biography, 1930s birth stubs