Robert Turner King

Robert Turner King (14 July 1824; Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – 12 May 1884; Bootle, Lancashire) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1846 to 1851.

Robert Turner King was educated at Oakham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[1] This fast-medium roundarm bowler was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), where he made 45 known appearances in first-class matches.^[2] He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. He was "far-famed for his wonderful catches as a fielder at 'point'".^[1]

King subsequently became a clergyman.^[1]