Geoff Pullar

England

Full name Geoffrey Pullar

Born August 1, 1935, Swinton, Lancashire

Died December 26, 2014 (aged 79 years 147 days)

Major teams England, Gloucestershire, Lancashire

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Explore Geoff Pullar's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct
Tests	28	49	4	1974	175	43.86	4	12	2	2
First-class	400	672	63	21528	175	35.34	41	111		124
List A	20	20	1	394	77	20.73	0	3		3

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	28	3	66	37	1	1/1	1/1	37.00	3.36	66.0	0	0	0
First-class	400		659	387	10	3/91		38.70	3.52	65.9		0	0
List A	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	England v India at Leeds, Jul 2-4, 1959 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 25-30, 1963 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1954 - 1970
List A span	1964 - 1969

Profile

A tall, strong left-hander, Geoff Pullar was known as "Noddy" because of his ability to fall asleep in any situation. But he was awake enough at the crease, playing mainly off the front foot and accumulating runs assiduously on the leg side. He started as a middle-order batsman, but his solid technique and phlegmatic temperament persuaded the England selectors to try him as an opener in 1959. He responded with 75 against India at Headingley, followed by 131 at Old Trafford -- the first Test century scored by a Lancastrian on his home ground. He withstood the West Indian fast bowlers calmly and successfully in 1959-60, but his form fell away in the latter part of his international career.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins

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