NF Turl
1952-53 to 1958-59 · 53 matches for the club
Debut v South Melbourne, 1952-53 (29 Nov 1952)Last game v Prahran, 1958-59 (4 Nov 1958)Player no. 296 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1956: did not bat v Prahran
53
Matches
706
Runs
12.84
Average
48*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
15
Wickets
23.20
Bowling avg
3/22
Best
13
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv South Melbourne, 1952-53
- Highest score48*v Carlton, 1952-53
- Best bowling3/22v Prahran, 1954-55
- Last matchMatch 53v Prahran, 1958-59
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Casey South Melbourne | 7 | 62 | 24 | 8.86 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 5 | 72 | 27 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
 Melbourne University | 5 | 66 | 18* | 13.20 | 0 | – | 0/11 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 4 | 89 | 40 | 22.25 | 4 | 8.50 | 2/16 |
 Richmond | 4 | 78 | 46 | 19.50 | – | – | – |
 Melbourne | 4 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | – | – | – |
 Essendon | 4 | 56 | 18 | 11.20 | 1 | 97.00 | 1/67 |
 St Kilda | 4 | 42 | 14 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 4 | 36 | 17 | 7.20 | 0 | – | 0/4 |
 Prahran | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6.67 | 3 | 7.33 | 3/22 |
 Carlton | 3 | 55 | 48* | 27.50 | – | – | – |
 Northcote | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5.00 | 3 | 18.33 | 3/43 |
 Footscray | 2 | 49 | 43 | 24.50 | 3 | 32.00 | 2/66 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
Splits
By batting position
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 5.75 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 5.40 | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 24 | 15.75 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 6.60 | 1 |
| 5 | 16 | 1 | 224 | 46 | 14.93 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | 134 | 40 | 12.18 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 18* | 12.14 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 48* | 24.75 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 13 | 0 | 113 | 24 | 8.69 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 42 | 4 | 476 | 46 | 12.53 | 5 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 7 | 3 | 117 | 48* | 29.25 | 1 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks7
- 1–928
- 10–1917
- 20–295
- 30–495
- 50–990
- 100+0
7.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught28 · 51%
- Bowled15 · 27%
- LBW6 · 11%
- Run out3 · 5%
- Stumped2 · 4%
- Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Fitzmaurice (3), Hosking (3), Carter (2), Lynch (2), Cormack (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 35 | 5 | 496 | 48* | 16.53 | 1 |
| In losses | 23 | 2 | 191 | 40 | 9.10 | 5 |
| In draws | 4 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4.75 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 5 | 19.80 | 1.3 |
| In losses | 4 | 7 | 31.86 | 1.8 |
| In draws | 2 | 3 | 8.67 | 1.5 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 31 | 3 | 376 | 46 | 13.43 | 5 |
| Batting second | 18 | 1 | 200 | 48* | 11.76 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 13 | 3 | 130 | 40 | 13.00 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 25 | 31 | 231 | 24 | 8.56 | 5 | 26.60 | 2/18 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16* | 10.33 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
| University Oval | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 10.33 | – | – | 0/11 |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 9.50 | 3 | 7.33 | 3/22 |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 3 | 71 | 40 | 23.67 | 2 | 8.00 | 2/16 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 11.33 | 1 | 97.00 | 1/67 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 3 | 61 | 31 | 30.50 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 55 | 48* | 27.50 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6.33 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 2 | 38 | 27 | 19.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 60 | 46 | 30.00 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 18.33 | 3/43 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Caught9 · 60%
- Bowled4 · 27%
- Stumped1 · 7%
- LBW1 · 7%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)8 · 53%
- Middle order (4–7)3 · 20%
- Lower order (8–11)4 · 27%
Best in a match: 3/22 v Prahran, 1954-55. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 110th of 488 run-scorers
- 135th of 298 wicket-takers
- 98th of 525 for matches played
- 140th of 431 for catches
- 163rd of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1952-53 to 1958-59: 18th of 42 for runs, 18th of 31 for wickets, 18th of 42 for matches, 24th of 38 for catches, 20th of 26 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 70th of 321 for runs, 79th of 172 for wickets, 57th of 345 for matches, 88th of 279 for catches, 98th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- BE Kann1951-52 to 1959-60 · 51 m · 667 runs · 19 wkts
- TW Macdonald1969-70 to 1979-80 · 54 m · 741 runs · 25 wkts
- ID Deany1958-59 to 1963-64 · 32 m · 506 runs · 11 wkts
- HT Parkin1923-24 to 1935-36 · 80 m · 973 runs · 23 wkts
The careers nearest Turl’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- K Peters · 50
- Ray Harvey · 47
- C Adams · 44
- BT Considine · 41
- DHL Arnall · 33
- BC Harvey · 32
- RW Furlong · 29
- HAE Shillinglaw · 28
- WL Jacobs · 28
- BE Kann · 23
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
NF Turl's best season with the bat was 1956-57: 223 runs from 16 innings at 13.94. The best ten-innings patch came in 1955-56 to 1956-57: 164 runs at 20.50. The leanest, 1957-58 to 1958-59: 59 runs at 6.56.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 50th match2 | 27 Jan 1958 | v Melbourne, 1957-58 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 48* | v Carlton, 1952-53 | Won |
| 46 | v Richmond, 1955-56 | Won |
| 43 | v Footscray, 1956-57 | Won |
| 40 | v Collingwood, 1956-57 | Lost |
| 31 | v Melbourne, 1952-53 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/22 | v Prahran, 1954-55 | Drawn |
| 3/43 | v Northcote, 1954-55 | Won |
| 2/16 | v Collingwood, 1957-58 | Lost |
| 2/18 | v Collingwood, 1954-55 | Won |
| 2/66 | v Footscray, 1954-55 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 7 seasons: at 5th in 3, at 7th in 1, at 3rd in 1, at 6th in 1, opened in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 31 | 4 | 231 | 24 | 8.56 | 5 | 26.60 |
| Away | 28 | 31 | 3 | 475 | 48* | 16.96 | 10 | 21.50 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 45 | 55 | 7 | 642 | 48* | 13.38 | 15 | 23.20 |
| Weekday | 8 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 9.14 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 9 | 8 | 1 | 109 | 43 | 15.57 | 10 | 18.50 |
| Nov | 14 | 16 | 0 | 127 | 40 | 7.94 | 3 | 12.33 |
| Dec | 7 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 24 | 22.00 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Jan | 13 | 16 | 1 | 207 | 48* | 13.80 | 1 | 97.00 |
| Feb | 6 | 11 | 2 | 113 | 31 | 12.56 | ||
| Mar | 4 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 27 | 15.50 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 51 | 59 | 6 | 682 | 48* | 12.87 | 15 | 23.20 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16* | 12.00 |
Favourite victims
- EG Perussich × 2
- B Phillips × 1
- BJ Harper × 1
- CP Hyland × 1
- CV Holten × 1
- DH Foster × 1
- DM Stewart × 1
- EA Baker × 1
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