| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Julian Turner | |||
| Born | 25 November 1967 Malvern, Worcestershire, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right Hand | |||
| Role | Wicket Keeper/Batsman | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | List A | Twenty20 | |
| Matches | 250 | 236 | 6 | |
| Runs scored | 9519 | 3439 | 25 | |
| Batting average | 30.70 | 26.25 | 5.00 | |
| 100s/50s | 10/46 | 0/9 | -/- | |
| Top score | 144 | 70 | 11 | |
| Balls bowled | 79 | - | - | |
| Wickets | 0 | - | - | |
| Bowling average | na | - | - | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | - | - | |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | - | - | |
| Best bowling | 0/58 | - | - | |
| Catches/stumpings | 703/50 | 242/35 | 3/0 | |
| Source: CricketArchive, 20 February 2011 | ||||
Robert Julian Turner (born November 25, 1967 in Malvern, Worcestershire) is a former English first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his career in 1988 with Cambridge University, whom he captained. He started playing with Somerset 3 years later and was their keeper until his retirement in 2005. He took 753 first-class dismissals in his 250 game career. Turner scored over 1000 runs in both 1997 and 1999.
During his career at Somerset he was not a full time cricketer working as a stock broker for Rowan Dartington & Co Ltd to whom he joined full time after his retirement from cricket.
Although he was never selected to play for England, Turner toured with the A team in Bangladesh and New Zealand during 1999/2000.
He is currently a master at Blundell's School where he teaches mathematics. He also plays for Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club.
He has a older brother Simon who also played for Somerset between 1984 and 1985. He now plays for Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club as well as Axbridge Cricket Club where he lives.