Robert Turner (cricketer, born 1967)

For other people named Robert Turner, see Robert Turner (disambiguation).

Robert Julian Turner (born 25 November 1967) is an English former first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his career in 1988 with Cambridge University, whom he captained.^[1] He began playing for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1991 and was their first-choice wicket-keeper until his retirement in 2005. He took 753 first-class dismissals in his 250-game career. Turner scored over 1,000 runs in both 1997 and 1999.^[2]

Robert Turner

Personal information
Full name	Robert Julian Turner
Born	(1967-11-25) 25 November 1967 (age 57) Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1988–1991	Cambridge University (squad no. 5)
1990	Cambridgeshire
1992–2005	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 250 236 6 Runs scored 9,519 3,439 25 Batting average 30.70 26.25 5.00 100s/50s 10/46 0/9 0/0 Top score 144 70 11 Catches/stumpings 703/50 242/35 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2011

Born at Malvern in 1967, Turner was educated at Millfield School before going up the Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[3] During his career at Somerset he was not a full-time cricketer, but worked as a stockbroker for Rowan Dartington & Co Ltd. He joined the firm full-time following his retirement from cricket. He has also taught mathematics at Richard Huish College.^{[citation needed]}

His older brother, Simon, played for Somerset in 1984 and 1985.