Sports · 11 August 2026
John Turner announces retirement from professional cricket at 25
Exam-focused facts from the 11 August 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- England pacer John Turner announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 25 due to persistent injury problems.
- Turner represented England in two ODIs and two T20Is against the West Indies in October-November 2024, taking two wickets in ODIs and one in T20Is.
- He last played a competitive match in June 2025 before being sidelined with a back stress fracture.
- Turner joined Hampshire in 2021 and earned his maiden England call-up in 2023 after taking 21 wickets in 11 Vitality Blast matches.
- During his five-year Hampshire career, he reached four T20 Finals Days, challenged at the top of Division One in the County Championship, and made the One-Day Cup final twice.