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Ashton Turner: Age, Stats & BBL Titles

Ashton Turner is an Australian middle-order batter, part-time off-spinner and one of the Big Bash League's most successful captains. Born on 25 January 1993, he was 33 on 29 August 2026. Turner played nine ODIs and 19 T20 internationals for Australia, with his unbeaten 84 from 43 balls in the 2019 Mohali ODI remaining his defining international innings. His longer body of work belongs to Western Australian cricket. He has won five BBL titles with Perth Scorchers, three as captain, and the club's current record lists 2,520 runs from 141 matches. Turner also led Western Australia to three domestic one-day titles, made 128 in the 2022-23 Sheffield Shield final and captained Multan Sultans in the 2026 Pakistan Super League. His career combines finishing power with calm leadership, while his early years as Australia's frontline Under-19 off-spinner explain why he still offers a useful bowling option.

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Right-handedRight-arm off break bowlerBorn 25 January 1993

Current squadPerth ScorchersBig Bash League · Perth Scorchers contract through BBL|18; BBL figures through BBL|15; Western Australia one-day captain for 2026-27

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Full nameAshton James Turner

Age33As of 29 August 2026

Date of birth25 January 1993Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm off break

Career overview

Ashton Turner cricket career

Born in Subiaco, Perth, on 25 January 1993; age 33 on 29 August 2026.

Right-handed middle-order batter who also bowls right-arm off break.

Played nine ODIs and 19 T20Is for Australia between 2017 and 2023.

Scored 84 not out from 43 balls in Australia's record ODI chase against India in 2019.

Won five BBL titles with Perth Scorchers, including three as captain.

Perth's current BBL record lists 141 matches, 2,520 runs and a highest score of 99 not out.

Career story

Ashton Turner career and playing journey

Who is Ashton Turner?

Ashton Turner is an Australian cricketer best known as a middle-order finisher and captain. He represents Western Australia in domestic cricket and has played for Perth Scorchers since BBL|03. Cricket Australia classifies him as a batter, while his right-arm off-spin remains a secondary skill. His international record includes 28 white-ball appearances for Australia: nine ODIs and 19 T20Is.

Turner's reputation rests on more than one spectacular innings. The 84 not out against India introduced his finishing ability to a global audience, but five BBL championships and three domestic one-day titles show his longer influence in Perth. He has also adapted that leadership to overseas leagues, captaining Multan Sultans in 2026 and playing the same middle-order role for Leicestershire in the English T20 Blast.

Ashton Turner's age, date of birth and birthplace

Ashton James Turner was born on 25 January 1993 in Subiaco, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. He was 33 years old on 29 August 2026. Cricket Australia's player record lists the same full name and birth date, while the current Perth Scorchers profile also identifies him as a 33-year-old Australian batter.

Turner's Perth background runs through his career. He represented Western Australia at schoolboy, under-17 and under-19 levels, made his senior state debut during the 2012-13 season and became a long-serving Scorcher. His birthplace should not be stretched into claims about his present home or private address. The useful connection is cricketing: he developed inside the Western Australian pathway and later led its senior white-ball teams.

What is Ashton Turner's batting and bowling style?

Turner bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. Cricket Australia now lists his primary role as batter, and Perth Scorchers describes him in the same way. He usually works in the middle order, where he must judge a chase, attack spin, find boundaries late in an innings and sometimes rebuild after early wickets. That job explains why raw averages alone can understate or overstate a finisher's value.

His bowling history is unusual. Turner entered elite youth cricket as an off-spinner and was Australia's first-choice spin option at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. Shoulder problems later reduced that workload, and batting became his main route into senior teams. He still contributes useful overs: Cricket Australia's current BBL table lists 19 wickets, while a 2026 PSL match report records him taking 1 for 16 after giving himself the new ball as Multan captain.

How did Ashton Turner perform at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup?

Turner was a frontline bowler for Australia at the 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup. He took three for 30 against England in the opening win and followed it with four for 28 from 5.5 overs as Australia dismissed Nepal for 82. The tournament record credits him with 11 wickets from six matches, showing that off-spin was central to his early profile rather than an occasional extra.

Australia reached the final against India, where Turner contributed 43 in a recovery that carried the host side to 225 for eight. India won by six wickets through Unmukt Chand's unbeaten century, so Turner finished as a runner-up rather than a champion. His 43, the earlier wickets and a sharp catch in the final illustrate the breadth of his youth game before senior cricket gradually shifted his role toward middle-order batting.

How did Ashton Turner enter senior cricket?

Western Australia gave Turner a rookie contract for the 2012-13 season. His List A debut against Tasmania offered an immediate all-round return: 51 runs and one for 32. In 2013, a development programme took him to England, where he played club cricket for Chichester Priory Park and trained around Australia's Ashes squad. He then made his first-class debut for the Australians against Sussex in July.

That first-class debut came in a tour match rather than a Sheffield Shield fixture, a distinction worth keeping clear. The experience still placed a young state rookie in an international touring environment. Cricket Australia's biography says he later returned to Western Australia after a Hampshire scholarship and played five Shield matches as WA reached the final. These steps developed his batting without erasing the off-spin skills that first opened doors.

When did Ashton Turner join Perth Scorchers?

Turner made his Big Bash debut for Perth Scorchers against Melbourne Renegades on 26 December 2013. Perth's current player history says the Scorchers defended what was then the lowest total in BBL history in that match. Turner became a regular member of a franchise already establishing the high standards that would shape his career.

His first championship came in BBL|04, when Perth beat Sydney Sixers from the final ball in Canberra. He was also part of the BBL|06 title side and took a wicket in the first over of the 2017 final against the Sixers. Those two wins came before his captaincy. They matter separately from his later three titles as skipper, because five player championships do not mean five captaincy championships.

When did Ashton Turner make his Australia debut?

Turner made his T20 international debut against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 17 February 2017. He scored 18 from 13 balls before Lasith Malinga dismissed him, and Sri Lanka won from the final delivery. The appearance followed a strong Big Bash campaign and came in a reshaped Australian squad while several senior players prepared for a Test tour of India.

He debuted in ODI cricket against India in Hyderabad on 2 March 2019 and scored 21 from 23 balls. Turner's international career did not follow a straight progression after those debuts. Selection depended on Australia's middle-order needs, his domestic form and periods affected by injury. His last ODI came against West Indies on 26 July 2021, while his last T20I was against South Africa on 3 September 2023.

Why is Ashton Turner's 84 not out against India famous?

Turner struck 84 not out from 43 balls in Mohali on 10 March 2019 as Australia chased 359 to beat India by four wickets. He entered with 98 needed from the final ten overs and attacked a high-class bowling unit, hitting five fours and six sixes. Australia completed the chase with 13 balls remaining, and Turner received the Player of the Match award.

The innings remains his ODI high score and Australia's record successful ODI chase. Peter Handscomb's 117 and Usman Khawaja's 91 built the platform, so the result should not be reduced to a one-man effort. Turner's contribution was the finish: he converted a demanding late equation into a controlled chase. The knock also explains why searches for his career still centre on the number 84 years after his final ODI.

What are Ashton Turner's international statistics?

Turner's international totals are compact. Cricket Australia lists nine ODIs, seven batting innings and 192 runs at an average of 32.00 and strike rate of 120.00. His 84 not out is the only ODI fifty. With the ball, he delivered 14 overs, took two wickets at 30.00 and recorded best figures of one for 23.

His T20I row shows 19 matches, 14 innings and 110 runs, with five not-outs, a high score of 24 not out and an average of 12.22. He also took four wickets from 13 overs, with best figures of two for 12 and an economy rate of 6.30. These figures describe his Australia career only. They should not be combined with his much larger domestic T20 record.

How did Ashton Turner become a captain?

Turner's leadership began with Western Australia rather than appearing suddenly in the Big Bash. Cricket Australia's account of his 2017 interview for the state captaincy describes a formal process involving senior WACA leaders and coach Justin Langer. Turner learned the role while working around experienced captains such as Adam Voges and Mitch Marsh, then developed his own calm, preparation-heavy approach.

Perth gave him captaincy opportunities in BBL|10 before he officially took over ahead of BBL|11. The Scorchers' 2024 contract announcement recorded a 66.66 percent winning ratio at that point, with 42 wins, 19 losses and two no-results from his captaincy matches. Ratios change as more games are played, but the bigger record is fixed: by January 2026, he had led Perth to three BBL championships.

How many one-day titles did Ashton Turner win with Western Australia?

Turner captained Western Australia to three domestic one-day titles. Cricket Australia's leadership feature traced the opportunity to become the state's most decorated one-day captain before the 2023 final, while its later domestic-trophy review confirms the three crowns. The 2022 win over New South Wales was WA's third one-day title in five seasons and sat alongside Perth's BBL|11 championship in the same summer.

Western Australia retained the cup in 2023, beating South Australia by 181 runs. Turner led a side with deep international experience, although Josh Inglis, Cameron Bancroft, Mitch Marsh and the bowling attack supplied the decisive performances in the final. Captaincy credit should not turn into individual ownership of every result. Turner set the team and tactics; the titles came from a strong group executing across the competition.

What did Ashton Turner do in the BBL|11 title campaign?

BBL|11 gave Turner his first championship as Perth Scorchers captain. He played his 100th match for the club in the final, becoming the first Scorcher to reach that mark. Perth had spent most of the season away from Western Australia because of border restrictions, yet finished by beating Sydney Sixers by 79 runs at Marvel Stadium.

Turner scored 54 from 35 balls in the final and shared the innings-rebuilding partnership with Laurie Evans after Perth slipped to four for 25. Evans finished unbeaten on 76, while the bowlers dismissed Sydney for 92. Turner's fifty was vital, but the final's complete story includes Evans and the attack. The title made him a championship captain in the same season that Western Australia won the domestic one-day cup.

Why was Ashton Turner Player of the Match in the BBL|12 final?

Turner won Player of the Match in the BBL|12 final after scoring 53 from 32 balls against Brisbane Heat. Perth were chasing 176 and had slipped to three for 54 when he arrived. His five fours and two sixes restored the chase before Cooper Connolly and Nick Hobson finished the job with four balls remaining.

The innings followed an unbeaten 84 from 47 balls against Sydney Sixers in the qualifier, another rescue after Perth fell to three for 22. Across the two finals matches, Turner repeatedly absorbed early pressure before accelerating. That sequence captures his middle-order role better than a season aggregate alone: he could delay risk while wickets fell, then raise the scoring rate once a partnership had stabilised the chase.

How important was Ashton Turner's 128 in the 2023 Sheffield Shield final?

Turner scored 128 in the 2022-23 Sheffield Shield final against Victoria at the WACA. Western Australia were four for 53 after bowling Victoria out for 195, and his partnership with Aaron Hardie changed the direction of a low-scoring match. Turner reached his century from 190 balls and registered his first Shield hundred since November 2017.

The innings was also a personal return to red-ball relevance. Cricket Australia's report noted that Turner had played only four first-class matches in the previous three seasons and had endured a long run drought. Western Australia went on to retain the Shield. The 128 did not redefine him as a Test prospect, but it proved that a batter known for T20 finishing could still build a long, technically disciplined innings under final pressure.

What happened in Ashton Turner's 99 not out in BBL|15?

Turner made an unbeaten 99 from 41 balls against Sydney Thunder on 30 December 2025. Perth had been three for 34 when he entered and later needed rescue at six wickets down. He hit eight fours and eight sixes, lifting the Scorchers to 202 for eight before the Thunder were dismissed for 131.

He began the final over on 86, struck two sixes, took a single and never regained the strike. The missing run gave the innings a memorable edge, but the more useful detail is the recovery he engineered. Perth won by 71 runs after looking vulnerable early. The 99 became his highest BBL score and formed part of a 243-run season at 34.71, according to the club's current player record.

How did Ashton Turner set a BBL title record in 2026?

Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Sixers by six wickets in the BBL|15 final on 25 January 2026. Turner scored only two in the chase, while David Payne's three for 18 and Mitch Marsh's batting drove the result. The captaincy milestone came from the full campaign: Turner became the first player to lead a BBL team to three championships.

The win also gave him five BBL titles as a player, more than anyone else in competition history at that date. He had won BBL|04 and BBL|06 before leading the BBL|11, BBL|12 and BBL|15 teams. Keeping those two numbers together but distinct makes the record clear. Turner owns five winners' medals, and three of them came from seasons in which he was the captain.

What is Ashton Turner's Perth Scorchers record?

Perth's current profile lists Turner with 141 BBL matches, 124 batting innings and 2,520 runs. He averages 28.00, has a strike rate of 147.63, 14 fifties and a highest score of 99 not out. The same table records 50 catches. With the ball, he has 19 wickets from 59.6 overs at an average of 22.84 and economy of 7.36.

Those figures extend the older milestone in his December 2024 contract announcement, which listed 122 appearances and 2,121 runs. The club signed him for four more seasons through the end of BBL|18, giving the 2026 title captain a long runway with Perth. The contract length is public; its salary and bonus terms are not. Match totals may rise during BBL|16, so the 141-match row carries a BBL|15 cutoff.

How did Ashton Turner perform as Multan Sultans captain in 2026?

Multan Sultans appointed Turner captain for PSL 11 in 2026. He began the season with 43 not out from 28 balls in a five-wicket win over Islamabad United. In another early victory, he opened the bowling against Quetta Gladiators and took one for 16 from three overs. After four matches, Cricket Australia listed him with 103 runs.

Later in the league stage, Turner made an unbeaten 37 as Multan chased 167 against Rawalpindi with eight balls remaining. The innings showed the same finishing pattern seen in Perth, while the new-ball spell displayed his willingness to use matchups as captain. A separate 52 not out from 22 balls against Lahore also belongs to the campaign, but each score must remain attached to its own match rather than being blended into one performance.

What did Ashton Turner do for Leicestershire in 2026?

Leicestershire signed Turner as an overseas player for the 2026 Vitality Blast. The club wanted a middle-order batter with leadership experience and previous English T20 knowledge. He joined Keshav Maharaj as one of the Foxes' overseas recruits after earlier Blast spells with Durham and Lancashire.

Turner produced two notable innings in a difficult team campaign. He top-scored with 53 from 22 balls against Derbyshire on 27 May, then made 79 from 43 balls against the same county on 12 July, his highest score for Leicestershire. The Foxes lost both matches and could not qualify from the North Group. Recording the result alongside the individual score avoids presenting a strong innings as a match-winning performance when it was not.

Which overseas teams has Ashton Turner played for?

Turner's overseas T20 career has included Rajasthan Royals, Durham, Manchester Originals, Lucknow Super Giants, Pretoria Capitals, Multan Sultans, Lancashire, London Spirit and Leicestershire. CricketArchive maps those teams to the same Ashton James Turner. The list shows how his role travelled across the IPL, PSL, SA20, Hundred and English county competitions without creating separate player identities.

Not every contract produced the same opportunity. Rajasthan Royals bought him for the 2019 IPL, where he endured a run of ducks shortly after the Mohali 84. Other assignments gave him leadership or a specialist finishing role. A team registration proves membership, not a fixed number of appearances. Match statistics must stay within their competition because an overall T20 total includes the BBL, internationals and every overseas league.

Ashton Turner's career statistics by format

The detailed table below combines two clearly dated records. Cricket Australia's current player page supplies the ODI, T20I and BBL figures after BBL|15. The first-class and List A rows retain the 21 June 2026 career snapshot: 60 first-class matches, 3,185 runs at 37.03 and 12 wickets; 80 List A matches, 1,976 runs at 33.49 and 16 wickets.

The rows overlap. Turner's nine ODIs form part of his 80 List A matches, and his 19 T20Is sit inside his wider T20 career. Adding the rows would count the same appearances and runs twice. The BBL row is shown because it answers a strong reader question and comes from Perth's current record, but it should not be added to an overall T20 total unless every other T20 competition is included on the same cutoff.

Ashton Turner's records and achievements

Turner's leading achievements are five BBL championships, three BBL titles as captain, three domestic one-day cups as Western Australia captain and the 2022-23 Sheffield Shield. His 84 not out helped Australia complete a record ODI chase, while his 53 in the BBL|12 final earned Player of the Match. The 128 in the 2023 Shield final supplied a major red-ball contribution to another title.

Several milestones add detail. He was the first Scorcher to play 100 BBL matches, became the first BBL captain to win three titles and holds the competition record of five player championships at the January 2026 cutoff. Perth's 141-match table places him among the league's most experienced players. These claims use different scopes, so one should not be rewritten as another: appearances, trophies, captaincy titles and individual awards measure separate parts of the career.

What is known about Ashton Turner's salary and net worth?

No audited public record establishes Ashton Turner's current salary, career earnings or net worth. Perth Scorchers announced a contract through BBL|18 without publishing wages, bonuses, tax treatment or endorsement income. County and franchise announcements confirm employment and team membership, but they do not reveal his complete financial position.

One historical price is public. The official IPL auction archive lists Rajasthan Royals buying Turner for INR 50 lakh ahead of the 2019 season. That was an auction price for a defined competition and year, not his present salary, take-home pay or personal wealth. Online net-worth estimates that do not show dependable financial evidence should not be repeated as fact or calculated from a single league contract.

What is known about Ashton Turner's family and relationships?

Cricket Australia's 2023 post-final video publicly identified Turner as the father of a five-year-old daughter, Billie, who joined the Western Australia presentation after the Marsh Cup win. That is a limited, directly documented family fact connected to a public cricket event. It does not justify publishing a child's private details or building a larger family story from social-media clues.

Dependable cricket sources reviewed for this profile do not establish Turner's current marital or relationship status, the identity of a wife or partner, or private household information. Those details are left unclaimed. His public career record already supplies substantial biographical value through performances, leadership and team history. A relationship section becomes misleading when search demand is answered with guesses rather than dependable evidence.

Ashton Turner records

Ashton Turner career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

ODI (through 26 July 2021)9matches

Batting

Innings: 7
Runs: 192
High score: 84*
Average: 32.00
Strike rate: 120.00
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 2
Wickets: 2
Best bowling: 1/23
Average: 30.00
Economy: 4.28
Strike rate: 42.00
Balls: 84
Catches / stumpings: 4 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

T20I (through 3 September 2023)19matches

Batting

Innings: 14
Runs: 110
High score: 24*
Average: 12.22
Strike rate: 83.97
Not outs: 5
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 6
Wickets: 4
Best bowling: 2/12
Average: 20.50
Economy: 6.30
Strike rate: 19.50
Balls: 78
Catches / stumpings: 7 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

First-class (through 21 June 2026)60matches

Batting

Runs: 3,185
High score: 154
Average: 37.03
100s / 50s: 7/13

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 12
Best bowling: 6/111
Average: 50.91
Balls: 1,130
Catches / stumpings: 68 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 1/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

List A (through 21 June 2026)80matches

Batting

Runs: 1,976
High score: 100
Average: 33.49
100s / 50s: 1/11

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 16
Best bowling: 2/14
Average: 38.62
Balls: 649
Catches / stumpings: 43 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

BBL (through BBL|15)141matches

Batting

Innings: 124
Runs: 2,520
High score: 99*
Average: 28.00
Strike rate: 147.63
Not outs: 34
100s / 50s: 0/14

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 19
Best bowling: 2/1
Average: 22.84
Economy: 7.36
Strike rate: 18.89
Balls: 359
Catches / stumpings: 50/0
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Australia Under-19

Debut

2011-12 pathway and 2012 Under-19 World Cup

Last listed match

43 in the 2012 final; Australia runners-up

Western Australia

Debut

List A debut in the 2012-13 season

Last listed match

One-day captain retained for 2026-27

Perth Scorchers

Debut

BBL debut v Melbourne Renegades, 26 December 2013

Last listed match

Contracted through BBL|18 after the BBL|15 title

Australia T20I

Debut

v Sri Lanka, Melbourne, 17 February 2017

Last listed match

v South Africa, 3 September 2023

Australia ODI

Debut

v India, Hyderabad, 2 March 2019

Last listed match

v West Indies, 26 July 2021

2026 overseas teams

Debut

Multan Sultans captain in PSL 11

Last listed match

Leicestershire overseas batter in the 2026 Blast

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 11 wickets for Australia at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup.
Scored 84* from 43 balls in Australia's record ODI chase against India in 2019.
Captained Western Australia to three domestic one-day titles.
Scored 54 in the BBL|11 final as Perth won his first title as captain.
Won Player of the Match for 53 from 32 balls in the BBL|12 final.
Made 128 in Western Australia's 2022-23 Sheffield Shield final win.
Scored 99* from 41 balls against Sydney Thunder in BBL|15.
Became the first captain to win three BBL titles in January 2026.
Became the first player to win five BBL championships.
Captained Multan Sultans in PSL 11 and played for Leicestershire in the 2026 Blast.

Reader questions

Ashton Turner FAQ

How old is Ashton Turner?

Ashton Turner was born on 25 January 1993 and was 33 years old on 29 August 2026.

Where was Ashton Turner born?

He was born in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, and developed through Western Australia's age-group system.

What is Ashton Turner's role?

Cricket Australia and Perth Scorchers classify him as a batter. He bats right-handed in the middle order and also bowls right-arm off break.

How many international matches did Ashton Turner play?

He played nine ODIs and 19 T20Is for Australia, making 28 senior international appearances between 2017 and 2023.

What is Ashton Turner's highest ODI score?

His highest ODI score is 84 not out from 43 balls, made against India in Mohali on 10 March 2019 during Australia's record chase of 359.

How many BBL titles has Ashton Turner won?

He had won five BBL titles with Perth Scorchers by January 2026: BBL|04, BBL|06, BBL|11, BBL|12 and BBL|15. The last three came as captain.

What is Ashton Turner's highest BBL score?

His highest BBL score is 99 not out from 41 balls against Sydney Thunder on 30 December 2025.

Which team does Ashton Turner play for?

Perth Scorchers is his long-term BBL team, with a contract through BBL|18. He also remained Western Australia's one-day captain for 2026-27 and played for Multan Sultans and Leicestershire in 2026.

What is Ashton Turner's net worth?

No audited or otherwise dependable public record establishes Ashton Turner's net worth. His INR 50 lakh Rajasthan Royals auction price in 2019 was a season-specific team price, not present salary or wealth.

Is Ashton Turner married?

Dependable cricket sources reviewed for this profile do not establish his current marital or relationship status. Cricket Australia has publicly identified him as the father of a daughter, Billie.

Conclusion

Ashton Turner's career has moved from youth off-spinner to international finisher and trophy-winning captain. The unbeaten 84 against India remains his defining Australia innings, but Perth supplies the deeper record: 2,520 BBL runs through BBL|15, five championships and an unprecedented three titles as captain. His 128 in a Sheffield Shield final and three one-day cups with Western Australia add range to a career often viewed only through T20 cricket. In 2026, he carried the same leadership and finishing role into the PSL with Multan Sultans and the English Blast with Leicestershire, while his long Perth Scorchers contract kept the next Big Bash chapter open.