 He was not known as a strokemaker, but had a sound defence and made 0 and 113 in the victorious Second Test at Melbourne.Geoff Pullar of Lancashire was a middle order batsman who was used as a makeshift opener against India in 1959 and made 75 and 131, the first Lancastrian to make a Test hundred at Old Trafford.He batted well against the West Indies and South Africa, but failed against Australia in 1961 and on this tour he strained a leg-muscle and caught pleurisy, which ended his Test career.