the england cricket captain sir len hutton was born in nearby fulneck and was called "the man from pudsey". raymond illingworth, another former england cricket captain, was born in pudsey as was the england fast bowler matthew hoggard and the snooker player danny fowler. for over a hundred years the yorkshire county cricket club had at least one player who came from the old borough of pudsey. the england opening batsman herbert sutcliffe attended pudsey school and learnt his cricket with the pudsey st lawrence and pudsey britannia cricket clubs.