Albert Turnbull
New Zealand cricketer (1866–1929)
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Albert John Turnbull (29 October 1866 – 29 November 1929) was a New Zealand cricketer who played a single first-class match for Otago during the 1896–97 season.[1][2]
Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert John Turbull |
| Born | 29 October 1866 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 November 1929 (aged 63) Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Relations | Percival Turnbull (brother) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1896/97 | Otago |
| Only FC | 15 January 1897 Otago v Queensland |
Source: CricketArchive, 1 February 2024 | |
Turnbull was born at Dunedin in 1866.[3] Considered a "more than useful bowler", he played club cricket in the city for Grange Cricket Club from the 1884–85 season and served on the club's committee.[4][5][6] After returning to Dunedin, having left for New South Wales in 1890,[7] he also played for Albion Cricket Club, captaining the side during the 1895–96 season.[8]
Considered a solid, although slow scoring, batsman,[9] a good change bowler and "a very capable field",[10] Turnbull was considered to be in consideration for a place in the Otago provincial team during the 1895–96 season.[11] In the event he made only a single first-class appearance for side. In a match at Carisbrook in January 1897 against a touring Queensland side he scored a duck in the first innings and a single run in the second; he did not bowl during the match.[1]
Two of Turnbull's brothers, Alfred and Percival, played alongside him for Grange Cricket Club,[4][12] with Percival Turnbull having played a single first-class match for Otago during the 1884–85 season.[3] Albie Turnbull died at Dunedin Hospital whilst undergoing radium treatment in November 1929.[13] He was aged 63.[2]