Percival Turnbull

For the British archaeologist, see Percival Turnbull (archaeologist).

Percival Turnbull
Personal information
Full name
Percival James Turnbull
Born(1862-10-25)25 October 1862
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died12 March 1937(1937-03-12) (aged 74)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
RelationsAlbert Turnbull (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884/85Otago
Only FC30 December 1884 Otago v Auckland
Source: CricketArchive, 1 February 2024

Percival James Turnbull (25 October 1862 – 12 March 1937) was an Australian-born cricketer who played for a single first-class match in New Zealand Otago during the 1884–85 season.[1][2]

Turnbull was born at Hobart in Tasmania in 1862, although his family had moved to Dunedin in Otago by the time his brother, Albert Turnbull was born four years later.[3] He played club cricket alongside Albert and another brother, Alfred, for the Grange Cricket Club in the city,[4][5] although he later joined Albion Cricket Club.[6] Considered the side's "champion bowler" during his time playing for Grange,[7] Turnbull made a single first-class appearance for the Otago provincial team during the 1884–85 season.[1]

Playing against Auckland in a game played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch, he opened the bowling and took three wickets. Along with Charlie Frith, who also took three wickets, he was considered a key player as Auckland were dismissed for a total of 83 runs.[1] During the 1886–87 season he played in an Otago team of 22 against the touring Australian side at Carisbrook, taking the wicket of Billy Trumble.[1]

Professionally Turnbull worked as a leather dresser.[3] He died at Christchurch in March 1937 aged 74.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Percival Turnbull, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-02-01. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Percival Turnbull, CricInfo. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 132. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
  4. ^ Cricket, Evening Star, issue 7136, 14 February 1887, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.)
  5. ^ Cricket, Evening Star, issue 20351, 6 December 1929, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.)
  6. ^ Dunedin cricket, Auckland Star, volume XIX, issue 273, 19 November 1888, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.)
  7. ^ Grange Cricket Club, Otago Daily Times, issue 20859, 28 October 1929, p. 11. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.)