N.F. Turl
Played 1952-53 – 1958-59
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Player records
Career totals
Career
54
Games
7
Seasons
1952-53 – 1958-59
Played
Batting
62
Innings
7
Not outs
706
Runs
48
High score
12.84
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
15
Wickets
3/22
Best bowling
23.20
Average
58.4 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
13
Catches
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 8 | 153 | 48* | 17.00 | 3 | 0 | 0/15 | 1 |
| 1953-54 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 14.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1954-55 | 8 | 79 | 18* | 11.29 | 50.4 | 13 | 3/22 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 133 | 46 | 13.30 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1956-57 | 14 | 223 | 43 | 13.94 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 1957-58 | 9 | 86 | 22 | 9.56 | 5 | 2 | 2/16 | |
| 1958-59 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 53 | 706 | 48* | 12.84 | 15 | 3/22 | 13 |
Every scorecard · 9
| 1952-53 |  v South Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v University | 18* & 5 | 0/15 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v Essendon | 9 & 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v Carlton | 48* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v Richmond | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v Melbourne | 31 & 7* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v St Kilda | 14 & 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv South Melbourne, 1952-53
- Highest score48*v Carlton, 1952-53
- Last matchMatch 9v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1953-54
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
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7.50 | – | – | – |
| Carlton | 1 | 48 | 48* | – | – | – | – |
| Melbourne | 1 | 38 | 31 | 38.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne University | 1 | 23 | 18* | 23.00 | 0 | – | 0/15 |
| St Kilda | 1 | 17 | 14 | 8.50 | – | – | – |
| Essendon | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5.50 | – | – | – |
| Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7* | – |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3.33 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 18* | 14.25 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 48* | 40.50 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 10 | 2 | 76 | 18* | 9.50 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 1 | 81 | 48* | 40.50 |
Batted most often at 7th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks0
- 1–98
- 10–193
- 20–290
- 30–492
- 50–990
- 100+0
8.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught5 · 50%
- Run out2 · 20%
- LBW1 · 10%
- Bowled1 · 10%
- Stumped1 · 10%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 9 | 3 | 137 | 48* | 22.83 |
| In losses | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5.67 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 5 | 1 | 75 | 31 | 18.75 |
| Batting second | 4 | 1 | 65 | 48* | 21.67 |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7* | 5.67 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 5 | 8 | 57 | 18* | 8.14 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 2 | 38 | 31 | 38.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48* | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
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 1952-53: 139 runs at 19.86. The leanest, 1952-53 to 1953-54: 131 runs at 16.38.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 48* | v Carlton, 1952-53 | Won |
| 31 | v Melbourne, 1952-53 | Won |
| 18* | v University, 1952-53 | Won |
| 14 | v St Kilda, 1952-53 | Won |
| 11 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 7th for 1 season, moved up to 6th from 1953-54.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 18* | 8.14 |
| Away | 4 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 48* | 33.33 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 7 | 11 | 3 | 144 | 48* | 18.00 |
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 6.50 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18* | 23.00 |
| Jan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 48* | 20.33 |
| Feb | 2 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 31 | 18.33 |
| Mar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.