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In the following few
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Charles Turner's ashes are now in the council chambers of
Bathurst and a plaque at the Bathurst Oval recognises his services to both cricket and to Bathurst. His father Charles Turner and his father before him, Robert Turner arrived from England as a free settler from Leeds, England owned and ran
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holding sway, the wickets in
Australia in 1888–89 were unresponsive and Turner took only 29 wickets in six games, and even fewer the following season. However, still regarded as the best bowler for English conditions, Turner did not disappoint the selectors in 1890, taking 179 first-class wickets
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Many batsmen who played against him considered Turner without peer. He bowled right-hand medium pace with a relatively long and rhythmic run-up and a beautiful delivery that never aimed to exploit even his rather limited height of five feet nine inches (175 centimetres). He could vary his pace a
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touring side that brought Turner acclaim in the
English cricket community. In the first Test, after England were put in on a very sticky pitch, Turner took 6/15, and in the second his combined figures were nine for 93.
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great deal, and combined this with an accurate length and a sharply-turning off-break that made him very difficult on rain-affected wickets. This unplayability on treacherous pitches earned him the nickname
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stumped for a pair on a sticky wicket in Sydney. His record in this Test series was, actually, his best since 1888, but two years later his banking business required him to move to
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On 15 January 2007, Turner was named in the NSW Cricket Team All Time Twelve, as part of the celebrations of 150 years of the NSW Cricket Team.
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matches from the 1930s), which made
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business commitments were slowly taking their toll on him. During this tour his speed was measured electronically at
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England in his record season of 1887–1888 is still the best bowling analysis for a Test at the
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taking 106 wickets in twelve matches in the
Australian season of 1887–88 – a record for any bowler in Australia
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taking 283 wickets in the
English season of 1888 for 11.27 runs each. This tally was 69 wickets ahead of
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who is regarded as one of the finest ever produced by Australia. Among his accomplishments were:
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in 1888. Of these 17, 14 were bowled, two lbw and one stumped.
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taking 17 wickets for 50 runs against An England Eleven at
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summer, his best performances outside the Test including:
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When England next toured in 1894–95, Turner equalled
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16 for 79 in a second match v Arthur Shrewsbury's XI;
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146:AE Goldman (brother-in-law)
54:Charles Thomas Biass Turner
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654:"Death of C. T. B. Turner"
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93:Manly, New South Wales
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553:Turner, "The Terror"
353:5 wickets in innings
45:Personal information
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87:(1944-01-01)
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1578:1944 deaths
1573:1862 births
1498:1899–1900:
1193:first-class
1191:Australian
1121:Fitzpatrick
890:I. Chappell
885:G. Chappell
731:13 December
681:29 February
532:John Ferris
437:Ted Peate's
266:Runs scored
249:First-class
240:Competition
95:, Australia
76:, Australia
1567:Categories
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1258:Richardson
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640:References
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1131:Sthalekar
1050:Spofforth
985:McDermott
970:Macartney
905:Gilchrist
855:Armstrong
583:Melbourne
389:stumpings
301:Top score
216:1882–1910
187:Last Test
163:Australia
143:Relations
1482:McKibbin
1476:McKibbin
1446:Phillips
1341:Cosstick
1323:Cosstick
1317:Cosstick
1299:Cosstick
1280:Lawrence
1268:Cosstick
1221:McDowall
1136:Thompson
1100:Woodfull
1095:S. Waugh
1090:M. Waugh
1030:O'Reilly
995:McKenzie
965:Lindwall
910:Grimmett
895:Davidson
865:Blackham
627:leg spin
591:Adelaide
544:The Oval
458:Hastings
410:Source:
387:Catches/
290:100s/50s
101:Nickname
1440:Trumble
1305:Gregory
1274:Bennett
1230:Elliott
1141:Tredrea
1080:Walters
1070:Trumper
1065:Trumble
1060:Thomson
1045:Simpson
1035:Ponting
1025:O'Neill
1015:Murdoch
1010:Mullagh
990:McGrath
925:Hassett
880:Bradman
841:Players
619:climate
559:El Niño
503:La Niña
327:Wickets
255:Matches
192:England
181:England
125:Bowling
117:Batting
1470:Giffen
1464:Turner
1458:Giffen
1452:Giffen
1434:Ferris
1428:Turner
1422:Turner
1404:Palmer
1398:Palmer
1392:Palmer
1380:Cooper
1374:Emmett
1350:Coates
1295:Conway
1234:McKone
1206:Antill
1146:Wilson
1126:Rolton
1075:Turner
1055:Taylor
1005:Morris
1000:Miller
980:McCabe
960:Lillee
950:Langer
940:Hughes
930:Hayden
920:Harvey
900:Giffen
875:Border
860:Benaud
706:4 June
623:Shield
595:Sydney
536:Lord's
491:banker
487:Sydney
429:bowler
321:41,795
315:bowled
137:Bowler
109:Height
104:Terror
1500:Noble
1494:Jones
1488:Jones
1386:Evans
1368:Evans
1356:Evans
1335:Allan
1311:Wills
1286:Grace
1262:Wills
1252:Wills
1246:Wills
1240:Wills
1212:Henty
1116:Clark
1109:Women
1085:Warne
1040:Ryder
1020:Noble
975:Marsh
955:Lawry
945:Jones
915:Grout
781:p. 2.
347:14.25
344:16.53
318:5,179
313:Balls
285:15.54
282:11.53
272:3,856
207:Years
1410:Peel
1362:Shaw
1329:Reid
935:Hill
870:Boon
777:2015
733:2011
708:2012
683:2024
396:85/–
382:9/15
379:7/43
296:2/11
244:Test
210:Team
133:Role
82:Died
60:Born
848:Men
577:'s
521:MCG
472:SCG
393:8/–
360:102
334:993
331:101
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293:0/0
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