Alan Turner (born 23 July 1950) 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. The cricket writer Peter Hanlon described Turner as "an ordinary man in the company of Gods." His nickname was "Fitter-an'", as in "fitter and turner". Career After leaving school, Turner went to work for British American Tobacco. He stayed there for 43 years, working in management in finance and accounting, sales, marketing, and supply chain. Early first-class cricket Turner made his first-class debut in 1968–69. He was a solid performer for New South Wales, scoring eight fifties in 1969–70. He made his first first-class century in 1971–72. 1975 Tour of England and Canada Turner was selected on the 1975 tour of Canada and England after a 1974–75 season where he scored 578 runs at 32.11 with a top score of 88. Captain Ian Chappell admitted "some might consider" Turner's selection "a surprise, but he is a hard, tough, experienced player with a strong season behind him. Turner has opened the innings for NSW and has batted in a variety of positions. For this reason he must have been given the nod over Ashley Woodcock, who was most unfortunate to have broken down in the last Shield game." 1975 World Cup Turner made his first appearance for Australia in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, scoring 46 against Pakistan. then in a match against Sri Lanka, became the first Australian to score a century in a One Day International. He scored 101 runs from 113 balls, all in the morning session prior to his dismissal, in a partnership of 182 with fellow opening bat Rick McCosker. His blistering innings included 9 fours and a six. He followed this with 7 against the West Indies, 7 in the semi final against England and 40 in the final against the West Indies. 1975 Ashes Turner made his Test