Cassette recording, Geoff Pullar interviewed by Ahmer Khokhar. The cassette recording consists of one side.
[0:00-0:55] Pullar talks about his heroes growing up including John Ikin and Cyril Washbrook, [0:55-1:45] Pullar talks about becoming a batsman rather than a bowler but getting 10 first-class wickets in his career and taking one Test wicket (of Frank Worrell), [1:45-3:15] Pullar talks about playing cricket at school, [3:15-4:05] Pullar talks about making his debut for Lancashire against Surrey at Old Trafford in 1954, [4:05-6:20] Pullar talks about being selected to make his Test debut for England against India at Headingley in 1959, [6:20-8:40] Pullar talks about the highlights of his Test career including opening the batting with M C Cowdrey and scoring 290 for the first wicket against South Africa at The Oval in 1960, opening the batting with R W Barber and scoring 198 for the first wicket against Pakistan at Dacca in 1961-1962, and finishing second in the averages for the MCC tour to India in 1961-1962 (with 89, second to Ken Barrington), [8:40-9:10] Pullar talks about how he perceived his role in the England team, [9:10-10:20] Pullar talks about his best innings in Test cricket against South Africa at The Oval in 1960 where he made 175 in the second innings, [10:20-12:35] Pullar talks about his best innings for Lancashire, scoring 121 against Yorkshire at Headingley and scoring 161 not out against Middlesex at Lord's, [12:35-14:00] Pullar talks about the bowlers he found most difficult to face including Alan Davidson, [14:00-19:30] Pullar talks about his Test career coming to an end because of knee injuries, and how he managed to obtain the injury through fielding, [19:30-20:15] Pullar talks about the injury being the worst thing that happened to his career and being told by a surgeon that he had to retire when he did, [20:15-21:40] Pullar talks about his fielding positions when he played, [21:40-24:40] Pullar talks about the changes to the modern-day game compared to when he played and his belief that more one-day cricket produced fewer quality players and England's loss in the Ashes series to Australia in 2001, [24:40-26:35] Pullar talks about whether he would have liked to played in the Cricket World Cup and under floodlights, [26:35-29:10] Pullar talks about his views on the two division County Championship and central contracts, and criticises modern players for claiming they play too many matches, [29:10-32:25] Pullar talks about how cricket and the England team could be improved, [32:25-34:00] Pullar talks about the decline in batting standards from when he played, [34:00-37:10] Pullar talks about the modern players he liked to watch including Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan, [37:10-39:20] Pullar talks about Lancashire's failure to win the County Championship outright since 1934 and the weather having an impact on Lancashire's fortunes, [39:20-40:40] Pullar talks about owning chip shops after he retired and selling them due to problems with his knees and then working as a chauffeur, [40:40-42:34] Pullar talks about why we has nicknamed 'Noddy' because he owned a red car, and how he would like history to remember him.
