Neil Richard Keith Turk (born 28 April 1983,

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) was an English

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er. He is a left-handed specialist batsman with occasional right-arm medium-pace bowling, as well as a

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approved referee. Furthermore, Neil Turk studied Sports Science at Exeter University from 2001-2004. He used to play club cricket for Wimbledon CC in the ECB Surrey Premier League, where he was 1st team captain. Turk received an official berth in the

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squad in 2005, though his debut for the county's second XI came in July 2002, and his debut for the first XI in September at

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where he scored 36, which remained his highest

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score. At the end of the 2006 season, Turk was released from Sussex, with his "perceived lack of future opportunity" cited as reason for his departure.Sussex release trio
from Cricinfo, retrieved 2 October 2006 He played one first-class match, scoring 24 and bowling three wicketless overs against the touring Sri Lankans in

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