Gibson Turton

Gibson Turton
Turton and his sister Laura in 1870
Personal information
Full name
Gibson Kirke Turton
Born(1841-07-29)29 July 1841
Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Died3 July 1891(1891-07-03) (aged 49)
Wellington, New Zealand
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863/64–1871/72Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 79
Batting average 8.77
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings 0/–
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, 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.

Personal life

Turton married Annie Isabel Bathgate, a daughter of the Hon. J. B. Bathgate, in Dunedin in December 1866. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Kinross, Andrew. My life and lays, Harvard University: J. Ward, pp 32–33, 1899.
  2. ↑ "Gibson Turton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gibson Turton". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 McCarron, Tony (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 5 June 2023.)
  5. ↑ "Marriage". New Zealand Herald: 4. 9 January 1867.
  6. ↑ "A Sad Ending". Wanganui Herald. 7 July 1891. p. 2.