Arthur Turner (British Army officer)

Arthur Turner
Brig. A. J. Turner CB CMG DSO
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Jervois Turner
Born(1878-06-10)10 June 1878
United Provinces, British India
Died8 September 1952(1952-09-08) (aged 74)
Graffham, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm underarm medium pace
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1914Free Foresters
1913–1914Army
1911Combined Army/Navy
1897–1910Essex
1909Gentlemen of the South
1899–1909South of England
1899Home Counties
1898Gentlemen
First-class debut24 June 1897 Essex v Hampshire
Last First-class11 June 1914 Army v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 77
Runs scored 4053
Batting average 34.05
100s/50s 11/15
Top score 124
Balls bowled 827
Wickets 15
Bowling average 32.26
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/47
Catches/stumpings 31/2
Source: CricketArchive, 26 April 2008

Brigadier Arthur Jervois Turner, CB, CMG, DSO (10 June 1878 – 8 September 1952) was an English cricketer, rugby union player and British Army officer. A right-handed batsman, right-arm underarm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1897 and 1914, predominately for Essex. He also played for the Egypt national cricket team. His other sporting interests included Rugby Union, and he played for Blackheath F.C. and Kent at that sport.