William John Cullen
William John Cullen (7 December 1894 – 28 June 1960) was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1920. 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.[1] He scored a total of 376 runs in his eight matches, at an average of 31.33 and a high score of 120,[2] which came for the Europeans against the Muslims in the final of the 1927/28 Bombay Quadrangular.[3] Cullen died in England in June 1960 at Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire.
| Birth name | William John Cullen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 December 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Balghupar? India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "First-Class Matches played by William Cullen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- "Player profile: William Cullen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- "Europeans v Muslims, 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- William Cullen at Scrum.com
- IRFU Profile
- Jones, Stephen (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
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