William John Cullen

William Cullen
BornWilliam John Cullen(1894-12-07)7 December 1894
Balghupar?India
Died28 June 1960(1960-06-28) (aged 65)
Rugby union career
PositionCentre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Monkstown
Manchester
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1920Ireland 1

William John Cullen (7 December 1894 – 28 June 1960) was an Irishrugby international. He won one cap against England in 1920.[1] Cullen also played first-class cricket while in British India, playing eight first-class matches for the Europeans cricket team and a combined Europeans and Parsees cricket team.[2] He scored a total of 376 runs in his eight matches, at an average of 31.33 and a high score of 120,[3] which came for the Europeans against the Muslims in the final of the 1927/28 Bombay Quadrangular.[4] Cullen died in England in June 1960 at Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire.

References

  1. ^"Stirling set to make history in Pakistan". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^"First-Class Matches played by William Cullen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^"Player profile: William Cullen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^"Europeans v Muslims, 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2020.