Neil Pullen
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Neil Jon Pullen is an English
cricket
er. 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
.
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.
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. 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 currently plays club cricket for Market Harborough Cricket Club
in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Pullen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
and who occasionally plays as a wicketkeeper. He was born in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
.
Pullen represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board
Leicestershire Cricket Board
The Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic counties of Leicestershire and Rutland....
in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999...
. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against the Kent Cricket Board
Kent Cricket Board
The Kent Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Kent.From 1999 to 2004 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament.-Structure:...
in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003. The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat the Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2002.
In his 7 List A matches, he scored 225 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 37.50, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 88. In the field he took 5 catches. With the ball he took 21 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 12.71, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/41.
He currently plays club cricket for Market Harborough Cricket Club
Market Harborough Cricket Club
Market Harborough Cricket Club is a cricket club founded c.1840 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The club's first team plays in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League, which is one of the ECB Premier Leagues that are the highest level of the amateur, recreational sport in England...
in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
The Leicestershire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Leicestershire, England, and since 2002 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - Play-Cricket site...
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External links
- Neil Pullen at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Neil Pullen at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...