Fuller Pilch
(1804-1870)

Died aged 66

Fuller Pilch (17 March 1804 – 1 May 1870) was an English first-class cricketer, active from 1820 to 1854. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled at a slow pace with a roundarm action. Pilch played in a total of 229 first-class matches for an assortment of teams, but mostly for Norfolk and Kent. He is remembered as a pioneer of forward play in batting, and especially for a shot called "Pilch's poke".

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Fuller Pilch 1804-1870 Famous England Cricketer Landlord of Cricketers Arms 1835-1842 adjacent

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