Robert Turner King, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Turner King

English cricketer.

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1824

Date of Death: 12-May-1884

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Robert Turner King

  • Robert Turner King (born 14 July 1824 at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire; died 12 May 1884 at Bootle, Lancashire) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1846 to 1851. Robert Turner King was educated at Oakham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
  • This fast-medium roundarm bowler was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), where he made 45 known appearances in first-class matches.
  • He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.
  • He was "far-famed for his wonderful catches as a fielder at 'point.'"King subsequently became a clergyman.

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