Henry Bull (cricketer)

Henry Edward Bull (8 March 1843 – 31 May 1905) was an English first-class cricketer.

Henry Bull
Personal information
Full name
Henry Edward Bull
Born8 March 1843
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
Died31 May 1905(1905-05-31) (aged 62)
Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863Oxford University
1864–1876Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 494
Batting average 14.11
100s/50s –/–
Top score 46
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2019

The son of the Reverend Henry Bull, he was born in the rectory at Newport Pagnell in March 1843. Bull was educated at Westminster School,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Described by Frederick Lillywhite as a "brilliant bat, forward in style, combining splendid hitting, with careful defence", Bull made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Southgate at Oxford in 1863. He made two further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1863.[3] The following year he played eight first-class matches for a variety of teams, playing four times for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), twice for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture and once each for an England XI and the Gentlemen of the South, following this up with five further matches for the MCC in 1865. The following season he made four first-class appearances, playing one match each for the MCC, the Gentlemen of England, R. D. Walker's XI and Southgate. His final appearance in first-class cricket came ten years later in 1876, for the MCC against Oxford University.[3] Across 21 first-class matches, Bull scored a total of 494 runs at an average of 14.11, with a high score of 46.[4] When a county forerunner to Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club was founded in 1863–64, Bull served as its first honorary secretary, and was elected as its treasurer in 1865. Bull lived the majority of his life at Newport Pagnell,[1] dying nearby at Maids Moreton in May 1905.

References

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  1. ^ a b Lillywhite, Frederick (1877). Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket scores and Biographies, from 1746 to 1826. Vol. 8. pp. 73–4.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bull, Henry Edward" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Bull". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Henry Bull". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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