Brigadier Arthur Jervois Turner, CB, CMG, DSO (10 June 1878 – 8 September 1952) was an English cricketer,[1][2] rugby union player and British Army officer.

[3] A right-handed batsman, right-arm underarm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper,[4] he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1897 and 1914,[5] predominately for Essex.

[4] After gaining a reputation as a cricketer at school and with the Army, Turner played occasionally for Bedfordshire[3] before making his first-class debut for Essex in a County Championship match against Hampshire in June 1897.

[4] In his 77 first-class matches, Arthur Turner scored 4053 runs at an average of 34.05, including eleven centuries.

[13] Whilst he was considered an all-rounder at school,[3] Turner's underarm bowling was rarely used at first-class level.

He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa (1899–1900), where he was promoted to lieutenant on 23 December 1900, was severely wounded and mentioned in despatches.

[17] He returned to serve in South Africa in 1902, and received a substantive commission as lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 26 March 1902, attached to the 61st Battery.