Geoff Pullar interviewed by Ahmer Khokhar

Reference

AV/4/25

Date:

2001

Level of description

item

Extent

1 cassette: 1 side, total time 42 minutes 34 seconds

Part of

Audio Cassettes (AV/4)

Scope and Content

Cassette recording, Geoff Pullar interviewed by Ahmer Khokhar. The cassette recording consists of one side.

[0:00-0:55] Pullar talks about his heroes growing up including John Ikin and Cyril Washbrook, [0:55-1:45] Pullar talks about becoming a batsman rather than a bowler but getting 10 first-class wickets in his career and taking one Test wicket (of Frank Worrell), [1:45-3:15] Pullar talks about playing cricket at school, [3:15-4:05] Pullar talks about making his debut for Lancashire against Surrey at Old Trafford in 1954, [4:05-6:20] Pullar talks about being selected to make his Test debut for England against India at Headingley in 1959, [6:20-8:40] Pullar talks about the highlights of his Test career including opening the batting with M C Cowdrey and scoring 290 for the first wicket against South Africa at The Oval in 1960, opening the batting with R W Barber and scoring 198 for the first wicket against Pakistan at Dacca in 1961-1962, and finishing second in the averages for the MCC tour to India in 1961-1962 (with 89, second to Ken Barrington), [8:40-9:10] Pullar talks about how he perceived his role in the England team, [9:10-10:20] Pullar talks about his best innings in Test cricket against South Africa at The Oval in 1960 where he made 175 in the second innings, [10:20-12:35] Pullar talks about his best innings for Lancashire, scoring 121 against Yorkshire at Headingley and scoring 161 not out against Middlesex at Lord's, [12:35-14:00] Pullar talks about the bowlers he found most difficult to face including Alan Davidson, [14:00-19:30] Pullar talks about his Test career coming to an end because of knee injuries, and how he managed to obtain the injury through fielding, [19:30-20:15] Pullar talks about the injury being the worst thing that happened to his career and being told by a surgeon that he had to retire when he did, [20:15-21:40] Pullar talks about his fielding positions when he played, [21:40-24:40] Pullar talks about the changes to the modern-day game compared to when he played and his belief that more one-day cricket produced fewer quality players and England's loss in the Ashes series to Australia in 2001, [24:40-26:35] Pullar talks about whether he would have liked to played in the Cricket World Cup and under floodlights, [26:35-29:10] Pullar talks about his views on the two division County Championship and central contracts, and criticises modern players for claiming they play too many matches, [29:10-32:25] Pullar talks about how cricket and the England team could be improved, [32:25-34:00] Pullar talks about the decline in batting standards from when he played, [34:00-37:10] Pullar talks about the modern players he liked to watch including Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan, [37:10-39:20] Pullar talks about Lancashire's failure to win the County Championship outright since 1934 and the weather having an impact on Lancashire's fortunes, [39:20-40:40] Pullar talks about owning chip shops after he retired and selling them due to problems with his knees and then working as a chauffeur, [40:40-42:34] Pullar talks about why we has nicknamed 'Noddy' because he owned a red car, and how he would like history to remember him.

Associations

Geoffrey Pullar
Ahmer Khokhar
John Thomas Ikin
Cyril Washbrook
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell
Robert William Barber
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Kenneth Frank Barrington
Alan Keith Davidson
Graham Paul Thorpe
Michael Paul Vaughan

Subject

India in England 1959, South Africa in England 1960, MCC in India 1961-1962, MCC in Pakistan 1961-1962, Australia in England 2001, fielding, injuries

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 cassette: 1 side, total time 42 minutes 34 seconds

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