Mark Turner (cricketer, born 1984)
Mark Turner (born 23 October 1984) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Derbyshire. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.
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| Full name | Mark Leif Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1984 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Northamptonshire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 9 June 2005 Durham v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 20 April 2014 Derbyshire v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 22 April 2007 Somerset v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 14 August 2014 Northamptonshire v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Turner played for England Under-19s in 2003 and 2004, taking 9–104 against Bangladesh at Taunton in 2004. He made his first-class debut for Durham in 2005 but made just 3 first-class appearances for them in 2005 and 2006 combined. He moved to Somerset where he acted as an understudy to the senior bowlers and made his maiden first-class fifty against Derbyshire in the 2007 season.
In September 2010, it was announced that he would join Derbyshire in 2011.[1] At the end of the 2014 season, Turner was released by Derbyshire having spent part of the season on loan at Northamptonshire.[2]
He was known for his aggressive fast bowling in the Twenty20 form of the game, and being able to bowl at a similar pace off both a short and full-length run-up. He was also known to stutter his run-up, then suddenly start again – similar to a footballer stuttering in the run-up to a penalty kick. In the four day format of the game, he was a more conservative bowler, sometimes acting as a workhorse – bowling in good areas, at a constant pace, for long periods. He was also an accomplished fielder.
References
- "MARK TURNER HEADING FOR DERBYSHIRE". Somerset County Cricket Club. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- "Mark Turner moves on following release by Derbyshire County Cricket Club". Derby Telegraph. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.