Geoffrey Ian Cullen (born 16 March 1977) is a former professional Australian cricketer who played a single match for Western Australia during the 2000–01 season. From Perth, Cullen played matches for the state second XI and colts teams from the 1998–99 season onwards.[1] He did not make his first-class debut until the 2000–01 season, playing a single Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in early March 2001.[2] In the match, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Cullen scored five runs in Western Australia's first innings, and did not bat in the second.[3] Having also had a particularly successful season for Claremont–Nedlands in the local grade cricket competition, scoring 852 runs at an average of 56.80, Cullen was awarded a state contract from the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the following season.[4] Despite being a regular selection in the second XI during both the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, he did not play at senior level again.[1][5] Cullen did, however, go on to spend the 2008 English season playing for South Shields in the North East Premier League,[6] leading the team's batting averages.[7]
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| Full name | Geoffrey Ian Cullen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1977 Cottesloe, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2000/01 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 8 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Miscellaneous matches played by Geoff Cullen (18) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ First-class matches played by Geoff Cullen (1) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Victoria v Western Australia, Pura Cup 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Cary & Cullen score state contracts – ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 June 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Geoff Cullen player profile – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ North East Premier League matches played by Geoff Cullen (19) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Northern Rock North East Premier League Division One 2008: batting and fielding for South Shields – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.