Peter Thomas Turnbull (born 20 May 1989) is a

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former first-class

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er. Tunbull was born at Pontypridd. He was educated in

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at the

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, before going up to Anglia Ruskin University. While studying at Anglia Ruskin, he made his debut in first-class cricket for

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against Essex at Fenner's in 2009. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge (known as Cambridge MCCU from 2010) until 2012, making nine appearances. Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 31 wickets at an average of 31.00, with best figures of 6 for 108. These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took, came against Lancashire in 2012. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Turnbull also played

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for

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in 2009 and 2010, making five appearances in the

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and four appearances in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turnbull, Peter 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pontypridd Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University Welsh cricketers Suffolk cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers