Thomas Turney (c. 1801 – 3 April 1887) was an English cricketer who played for the Kent XI. He was born and died in Westerham.
Turney made a single first-class appearance for Kent during the 1828 season, playing against a Surrey XI. From the tailend, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 7 runs in the second. He played club cricket for Westerham, Sevenoaks Vine and the West Kent club and was a respected allrounder in club cricket. He was a carpenter and builder by trade, both at Westerham and in London.
References
- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 543. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- Thomas Turney, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-08. (subscription required)
- Vigar K, Bechervaise C (2022) A History of Westerham Cricket Club, Westerham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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