George Pullinger
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| Full name | George Richard Pullinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 March 1920 Islington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
4 August 1982 (aged 62) Thurrock, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Richard Pullinger (14 March 1920 – 4 August 1982) was an English cricketer. Pullinger was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Islington, London.
An amateur, Pullinger made his first-class debut for Essex against Middlesex in the 1949 County Championship as cover for Ken Preston.[1] Available for only the first half of the 1949 season, he made fifteen further appearances. He made two further first-class appearances in the 1950 season, after which he disappeared from first-class cricket.[2] His role as a bowler often saw him open the bowling with Trevor Bailey, in his eighteen first-class matches he took 41 wickets, which came at an average of 37.97, with best figures of 5/54.[3] These figures, which were his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Somerset in 1949.[4] A true tailender, with the bat he scored 53 runs at a batting average of 5.88, with a high score of 14*.[5]
He died at Thurrock, Essex on 4 August 1982. His obituary did not appear in the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack until 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1985". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by George Pullinger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Pullinger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset v Essex, 1949 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Pullinger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.