Neil Jon Pullen (born 14 September 1977) is an English cricketer. Pullen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and who occasionally plays as a wicketkeeper. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Neil Jon Pullen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1977 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999-2002 | Leicestershire Cricket Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pullen represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Hertfordshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against the Kent Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.[1]
In his 7 List A matches, he scored 225 runs at a batting average of 37.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 88. In the field he took 5 catches.[2] With the ball he took 21 wickets at a bowling average of 12.71, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/41. He therefore finished his List A career with better batting and bowling averages than Sir Ian Botham.[3]
He currently plays club cricket for Sileby Town CC in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League.
References
editExternal links
edit- Neil Pullen at Cricinfo
- Neil Pullen at CricketArchive