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.

On the back of his several good Sheffield Shield seasons he was selected for Australian tours of England and New Zealand.

[1] The cricket writer Peter Hanlon described Turner as "an ordinary man in the company of Gods.

He stayed there for 43 years, working in management in finance and accounting, sales, marketing, and supply chain.

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.

"[4] Turner made his first appearance for Australia in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, scoring 46 against Pakistan.

[6] He scored 101 runs from 113 balls,[7] all in the morning session prior to his dismissal, in a partnership of 182 with fellow opening bat Rick McCosker.

"[3] He scored 37, taking part in an opening stand of 80 with Rick McCosker, helping Australia win by an innings.

[13] Australia had struggled to find a consistent opening combination under Ian Chappell and so Turner's debut was considered promising.

[33] Turner was dropped from the Australian team at the end of the 1976-77 summer, missing selection for the Centenary Test.

[34] "We had three openers: myself, Rick McCosker and Ian Davis, and the selectors wanted to find room for David Hookes in the middle order," he said.

"[3] On the first day of the Centenary Test, Rick McCosker's jaw was broken and the Australian batting collapsed.

If the match finished early they planned to play a one-day game; Turner was asked to bring his gear to Melbourne as McCosker's replacement.

[3] As an experienced test batsman, Turner was considered a strong chance to play for the "establishment" Australian team that summer against India.

[35] Turner continued playing grade cricket for Randwick and was president of the club from 1977 to 1988.