Albert John Turnbull (29 October 1866 – 29 November 1929) was a New Zealand
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Turnbull was born at Dunedin in 1866.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 132. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.) Considered a "more than useful bowler", he played club cricket in the city for Grange Cricket Club from the 1884–85 season and served on the club's committee.Cricket, '' Evening Star'', issue 20351, 6 December 1929, p. 4. Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.) After returning to Dunedin, having left for New South Wales in 1890, he also played for Albion Cricket Club, captaining the side during the 1895–96 season.
Considered a solid, although slow scoring, batsman, a good change bowler and "a very capable field", Turnbull was considered to be in consideration for a place in the Otago provincial team during the 1895–96 season. In the event he made only a single first-class appearance for side. In a match at Carisbrook in January 1897 against a touring Queensland side he scored a duck in the first innings and a single run in the second; he did not bowl during the match.
Two of Turnbull's brothers, Alfred and Percival, played alongside him for Grange Cricket Club, with
Percival Turnbull
Percival James Turnbull (25 October 1862 – 12 March 1937) was an Australian-born cricketer who played for a single first-class match in New Zealand Otago during the 1884–85 season.Dunedin Hospital whilst undergoing radium treatment in November 1929.Under radium treatment, ''Feilding Star'', volume 7, issue 2377, 2 December 1929, p. 5. Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2024-02-01.) He was aged 63.