Mike Turner (cricketer)

Francis Michael ("Mike") Turner MBE (8 August 1934 – 21 July 2015)[1] was an English cricketer active from 1954 to 1959 who played for Leicestershire. He appeared in ten first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and googly. He scored 196 runs with a highest score of 28* and took three wickets with a best performance of three for 56. Turner remained in cricket and worked for Leicestershire in administration. The club awarded him a benefit season in 1985. In 1994 he was awarded the MBE for services to cricket.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pioneer of one-day cricket dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Mike Turner at CricketArchive
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