Robert Julian Turner (born 25 November 1967 in Malvern, Worcestershire) is an English former 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.
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| Full name | Robert Julian Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1967-11-25) 25 November 1967 (age 54) Malvern, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–2005 | Somerset (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During his career at Somerset he was not a full-time cricketer, but worked as a stockbroker for Rowan Dartington & Co Ltd which 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 an A-Level Mathematics Teacher at Richard Huish College where he teaches mathematics. He also plays for Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club.
He has an 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.