20 Facts About Alfred Pullin

Alfred Pullin wrote mainly for British newspapers the Yorkshire Post and the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Alfred Pullin's father studied for Holy Orders; ordained in 1875, he moved to Yorkshire as an assistant curate.

Alfred Pullin began to work for the Yorkshire Post as Bradford reporter.

In 1893, Alfred Pullin became cricket and rugby union correspondent for the Yorkshire Post and the Yorkshire Evening Post, writing under his pseudonym "Old Ebor".

Alfred Pullin wrote about golf in the Yorkshire Evening Post using the pen name "Dormy Man".

Len Hutton wrote that he and many others in Yorkshire had been brought up on Alfred Pullin's writing, while all cricketers were in his debt for the influence of his writing.

Alfred Pullin retired from full-time writing in 1931 but continued to write in newspapers until his death.

Outside of journalism, Alfred Pullin was a director at the relatively short-lived Leeds City Football Club.

Alfred Pullin held a deep regard for the players, and found it difficult to contemplate the forlorn situation and desperate straits that several of the old Yorkshire cricketers he interviewed were faced with.

For example, several counties, including Yorkshire, had instituted winter pay before Alfred Pullin's writings were published.

Alfred Pullin had a wide knowledge of the game, and remembered past events and players very clearly.

Alfred Pullin's readers appreciated his expertise and frequently wrote to him with queries.

The Manchester Guardian noted that Alfred Pullin wrote at a time when many famous cricketers played.

Alfred Pullin belonged to the dignified old school of cricket journalism and had much in common with Sydney Pardon, though he was always the hard-headed Yorkshireman.

Alfred Pullin kept his mind on the game, had no use for frills, and despised modern stunting.

Alfred Pullin did not have many friends, but he was very close to the ones he had.

Alfred Pullin had strong views on organ music, and once he had formed an opinion he rarely changed his mind.

Alfred Pullin died in 1934 while travelling to a Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Alfred Pullin collapsed on a bus and was pronounced dead on his arrival at hospital.

Alfred Pullin had been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but wished to continue working and to die "with his boots on".