Alan Turner (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Turner (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1950

Place of Birth: Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alan Turner (born 23 July 1950, Camperdown, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer.
He was a left-handed batsman who played for New South Wales from 1968 until retirement in 1978.
He scored over 5,700 runs as a stocky opener with a practised cut shot, though he was not able to prove his abilities at best at international level.
He played in fourteen Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1975 to 1977.
On the back of his several good Sheffield Shield seasons he was selected for Australian tours of England and New Zealand.
He scored a single Test century against the touring West Indian side in 1975–76.
By a noted cricket writer Peter Hanlon, Turner was described as "an ordinary man in the company of Gods."His nickname was "Fitter-an'", as in "fitter and turner".