Batting style Right-handed Education Cheltenham College Role Cricket Player | Name Charles King-Turner 1922 Gloucestershire | |
Full name Charles John King-Turner Born 13 April 1904 ( 1904-04-13 ) Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Died April 4, 1972, Cirencester, United Kingdom | ||
Dr. Charles John King-Turner (3 December 1904 – 4 April 1972) was an English cricketer. King-Turner was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Educated at Cheltenham College, where he played for the Cheltenham XI, King-Turner made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Essex in the 1922 County Championship. He played 5 further first-class fixtures in that season, playing his final first-class fixture against Leicestershire at Greenbank, Bristol. King-Turner was an inconsistent, scoring just 29 runs in his 6 matches at a batting average of 3.22 and a high score of 10.
In 1927, King-Turner is mentioned in the London Gazette in March 1927 as a University Candidate for the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Officers' Training Corps. He died in Cirencester on 4 April 1972.