Ashton James Turner (born 25 January 1993) is an Australian

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er who debuted for

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during the 2012–13 season, and is also contracted to the

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. From

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, Turner represented Western Australia at under-15 (schoolboys), under-17 and under-19 level. and captained the under-17 team to their National Championships win. A right-arm

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ner, he toured India with the Australian under-19 team in September and October 2011, taking eight wickets from six matches in a quadrangular tournament involving the Australian,

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, Sri Lankan, and West Indian under-19 teams. At the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, he was Australia's first-choice spinner, ahead of

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, (Agar was injured and did not play in the World Cup) and took eleven wickets from six matches, with his best figures 4/28 against

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Early and domestic career

At state level, Turner was awarded a rookie contract with the

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(WACA) for the 2012–13 season. In December 2012, he was selected in composite sides for two matches against touring international teams, playing for the

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against the

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where he picked up the wicket of captain Darren Sammy and the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI against

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. After good form in these matches and at lower levels, Turner was selected to make his

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debut for WA, taking 1/32 and scoring a half-century, 51 runs, against

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towards the end of the 2012–13 season of the limited-overs Ryobi One-Day Cup. At

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level, Turner plays for the

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, having made his first-grade debut aged 16. As part of a development program organised by

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and

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, six players were selected to spend the 2013 Australian winter playing for English club teams, with Turner playing for Chichester Priory Park in the

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. The players also spent time training with the

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during the ongoing Ashes series. While in England, Turner was selected to make his first-class debut in July 2013 in a tour match for the Australians against

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, although he did not take a wicket from four overs on debut. Turner joined English Lancashire League club

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as their professional for the 2016 season. In the Moorhouses T20 competition he scored 531 runs (highest score 123*) at an average of 88.5. Ahead of the

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, Turner was named as one of the six cricketers to watch during the tournament.

International career

In February 2017, Turner was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at the

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on 17 February 2017. In February 2019, he was named in Australia's

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(ODI) squad for their series against India. He made his ODI debut for Australia against India on 2 March 2019 scoring 21 runs off 23 balls. In his second game, he scored an unbeaten 84 off 43 balls to win the

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award and help Australia achieve their highest ever successful run chase in ODIs.

T20 franchise career

In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. He made his IPL debut on 16 April 2019. On 22 April 2019, in the match against the

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, Turner was dismissed without scoring and became the first batsman to make five consecutive

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in Twenty20 cricket. He was released by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

References

External links

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Cricket Australia profilePerth Scorchers profileWACA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Ashton 1993 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers People educated at Christ Church Grammar School Perth Scorchers cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Western Australia cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Manchester Originals cricketers Australian expatriate sportspeople in England