Geoffrey Ian Cullen (born 16 March 1977) is a former professional Australian

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er who played a single match for

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during the 2000–01 season. From

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, Cullen played matches for the state second XI and colts teams from the 1998–99 season onwards.Miscellaneous matches played by Geoff Cullen (18)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013. He did not make his first-class debut until the 2000–01 season, playing a single

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match against

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in early March 2001. In the match, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Cullen scored five runs in Western Australia's first innings, and did not bat in the second. Having also had a particularly successful season for Claremont–Nedlands in the local

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competition, scoring 852 runs at an

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of 56.80, Cullen was awarded a state contract from the

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(WACA) for the following season. Despite being a regular selection in the second XI during both the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, he did not play at senior level again. Cullen did, however, go on to spend the 2008 English season playing for South Shields in the

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, leading the team's batting averages.Northern Rock North East Premier League Division One 2008: batting and fielding for South Shields
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Geoff 1977 births Australian cricketers Living people Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Western Australia cricketers