Bruce Turner (field hockey)
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| Full name | Bruce Alexander Turner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1930 Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2010 (aged 79) Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–56 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 11 January 1952 v Otago | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 20 January 1956 v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive | |||||||||||||||
Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.
He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1950 and 1962, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.[1][2][3] He represented Manawatu in hockey, and in 1976, when New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal, he was one of the national selectors.[4]
He played 15 first-class cricket matches as an opening batsman for Central Districts between 1952 and 1956.[5] He also represented Manawatu in the Hawke Cup from 1952 to 1968.
References
- ^ "Bruce Turner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Bruce Turner bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand hockey representatives – men" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Lampp, Peter. "Tributes flow for hockey, cricket legend". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Bruce Turner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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