Another article in the Wisden magazine by Alan Gibson was
about Cyril Turner.He was born in 1902, made his debut in 1926,but stayed on the
fringe of the Yorkshire side until 1934,when in his first full season
and won his county cap.
In that season he scored a 1000 runs and took 30
wickets.In the Warwickshire match on a difficult wicket he scored
51 out of a total of 101.In 1935 ,he scored two centuries and had
his best bowling figures ,seven for 54 against Gloucestershire.
In his career of 200 matches he scored 6132 runs and took 173
wickets at average of 30.75. He was one of only three of the Yorkshire
team from 1937-39 who did not play for England. The other
two were Sellers and Robinson. After he finished playing in
1946 he became the Yorkshire scorer.
He introduced Fred Trueman to Sheffield United and gave him
guidance on his grip and his follow through.
Scarborough. Turner died on 19 November 1968 when Wisden gave
him a eight line obituary.He deserved better as he was another
backbone of Yorkshire cricket.
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