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| Full name | Bruce Alexander Turner | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-08-05)5 August 1930 Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2010(2010-03-30) (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 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951/52–1955/56 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 January 1952 Central Districts v Otago | ||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 20 January 1956 Central Districts v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Bruce Alexander Turner (5 August 1930 – 30 March 2010) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.[1]
He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1950 and 1962, including at the1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the1960 Olympic Games in Rome.[2][3][4] He represented Manawatu in hockey, and in 1976, when New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal, he was one of the national selectors.[5]
He played 15first-class cricket matches as an opening batsman forCentral Districts between 1952 and 1956.[6] He also represented Manawatu in theHawke Cup from 1952 to 1968.
In 1956, Turner married netballerThelma Trask, who represented New Zealand in 1948, and the couple had three children.[7] Bruce Turner died on 30 March 2010.[5]
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