Geoff Pullar
- Babar Azam
- Haris Rauf
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Khushdil Shah
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Wasim
- Naseem Shah
- Shadab Khan
- Shan Masood
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Full Name
Geoffrey Pullar
Born
August 01, 1935, Swinton, Lancashire
Died
December 26, 2014 (aged 79y 147d)
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Playing Role
Opening Batter
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
Adapted by Wisden from World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary (Oxford, 1996).
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 28 | 49 | 4 | 1974 | 175 | 43.86 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 400 | 672 | 63 | 21528 | 175 | 35.34 | 41 | 111 | - | 124 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | 20 | 1 | 394 | 77 | 20.73 | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 28 | 3 | 66 | 37 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 37.00 | 3.36 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 400 | - | 659 | 387 | 10 | 3/91 | - | 38.70 | 3.52 | 65.9 | - | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |