![]() Turton and his sister Laura in 1870 | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gibson Kirke Turton | ||||||||||||||
Born | Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand | 29 July 1841||||||||||||||
Died | 3 July 1891 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 49)||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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1863/64–1871/72 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2023 |
Gibson Kirke Turton (29 July 1841 – 3 July 1891) was a New Zealand barrister who was Provincial Solicitor of Otago, [1] as well as a first-class cricketer who played six matches for Otago in the 1860s and 1870s. He was a native of Raglan, in the Waikato. [2] [3] [4]
Turton married Annie Isabel Bathgate, a daughter of the Hon. J. B. Bathgate, in Dunedin in December 1866. [5] They had six children. However, he took to alcohol, lost his position and left his family. He wandered in various parts of New Zealand and Australia, and died semi-destitute in Wellington. [4] [6]
![]() Turton and his sister Laura in 1870 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gibson Kirke Turton | ||||||||||||||
Born | Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand | 29 July 1841||||||||||||||
Died | 3 July 1891 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 49)||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1863/64–1871/72 | Otago | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2023 |
Gibson Kirke Turton (29 July 1841 – 3 July 1891) was a New Zealand barrister who was Provincial Solicitor of Otago, [1] as well as a first-class cricketer who played six matches for Otago in the 1860s and 1870s. He was a native of Raglan, in the Waikato. [2] [3] [4]
Turton married Annie Isabel Bathgate, a daughter of the Hon. J. B. Bathgate, in Dunedin in December 1866. [5] They had six children. However, he took to alcohol, lost his position and left his family. He wandered in various parts of New Zealand and Australia, and died semi-destitute in Wellington. [4] [6]