Peter Bullock (cricketer)

Peter Warner Bullock (6 January 1925 – 16 February 1997) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Assam in India from 1948 to 1952.

Peter Bullock

Personal information
Full name	Peter Warner Bullock
Born	6 January 1925 Harringay, Middlesex, England
Died	16 February 1997 (aged 72) Gidea Park, Essex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948-49 to 1951-52	Assam
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 302 Batting average 30.20 100s/50s 1/1 Top score 148 Balls bowled 1057 Wickets 19 Bowling average 25.68 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/70 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2017

After World War II, Peter Bullock worked as a tea planter on the Kellyden Tea Estate in northern Assam.[1][2] In cricket he was an opening or number three batsman and an opening bowler. He played in Assam’s first first-class match, when they played United Provinces in the 1948-49 Ranji Trophy. He scored 78 out of 153 in the first innings and took three wickets.[3] He captained Assam to their first victory in first-class cricket, when they defeated Orissa in 1951-52; he top-scored in each innings with 31 and 148, and took 7 for 70 and 3 for 29 (match figures of 70.1–27–99–10).[4]

References

1. "Cricket". Koi-Hai. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
2. "Tea Planters and Residents of the 1962 Sino-India War". Koi-Hai. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
3. "Assam v United Provinces 1948-49". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
4. "Assam v Orissa 1951-52". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

External links

• Peter Bullock at ESPNcricinfo
• Peter Bullock at CricketArchive (subscription required)