Neil Jon Pullen (born 14 September 1977) is an English cricketer. 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. [1]
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. [2] 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 therefore finished his List A career with better batting and bowling averages than Sir Ian Botham. [3]
He currently plays club cricket for Sileby Town CC in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League.