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== Talks with Old English Cricketers ==
== Talks with Old English Cricketers ==

Pullin's famous book ''Talks with Old English Cricketers'' is now available online [http://archive.org/details/talkswitholdeng00pullgoog here]. JH ([[User talk:Jhall1|talk page]]) 18:14, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Pullin's famous book ''Talks with Old English Cricketers'' is now available online [http://archive.org/details/talkswitholdeng00pullgoog here]. JH ([[User talk:Jhall1|talk page]]) 18:14, 2 August 2013 (UTC)


== Latest edits ==
== Latest edits ==

"His father, having been rector of [[Tintern]],<ref name=YP/> was [[Ordination|ordained]] in 1875 and moved to Yorkshire as a [[curate]]." Surely that can't have events in the right order? Shouldn't it be ordained, curate, rector? Also Swanton's description of sharing a pressbox with Pullin seems to me to be worth retaining. JH ([[User talk:Jhall1|talk page]]) 10:03, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
"His father, having been rector of [[Tintern]],<ref name=YP/> was [[Ordination|ordained]] in 1875 and moved to Yorkshire as a [[curate]]." Surely that can't have events in the right order? Shouldn't it be ordained, curate, rector? Also Swanton's description of sharing a pressbox with Pullin seems to me to be worth retaining. JH ([[User talk:Jhall1|talk page]]) 10:03, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
:Very likely this is the wrong way round, but I've still a bit more to add, and want to restructure this a bit with half-an-eye on FAC if I can make it comprehensive enough. And the Swanton quote will be going back in, too. [[User:Sarastro1|Sarastro1]] ([[User talk:Sarastro1|talk]]) 13:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
:Very likely this is the wrong way round, but I've still a bit more to add, and want to restructure this a bit with half-an-eye on FAC if I can make it comprehensive enough. And the Swanton quote will be going back in, too. [[User:Sarastro1|Sarastro1]] ([[User talk:Sarastro1|talk]]) 13:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

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Talks with Old English Cricketers

Pullin's famous book Talks with Old English Cricketers is now available online here. JH (talk page) 18:14, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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"His father, having been rector of Tintern,[1] was ordained in 1875 and moved to Yorkshire as a curate." Surely that can't have events in the right order? Shouldn't it be ordained, curate, rector? Also Swanton's description of sharing a pressbox with Pullin seems to me to be worth retaining. JH (talk page) 10:03, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Very likely this is the wrong way round, but I've still a bit more to add, and want to restructure this a bit with half-an-eye on FAC if I can make it comprehensive enough. And the Swanton quote will be going back in, too. Sarastro1 (talk) 13:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A few general comments

This is a very worthwhile article; I'm pleased to see something which, although strongly themed in cricket, isn't just a career account but tells us something about the lot of the ex-cricketer a century ago, when his day was done. I think the article is still being developed, so I haven't given it a full review, but here are a few general comments/suggestions:

  • Per my talkpage, I checked to see if Derek Birley's Social History Of English Cricket made any mention of Pullin and his concerns for destitute cricketers. Unfortunately it doesn't. I think the main problem in bringing this article to featured standard will be lack of reliable sources.
  • Here are a few areas of the article in which I think more detail is necessary, assuming that sources can be found:
  • Early life – more details of his childhood and schooling, something more on the "family background in rugby union"
  • Career details are very light - the section would be better headed "Career summary". Is he mentioned in the memoirs of players other than Hutton?
  • Do we have dates for his directorship of Leeds City FC? The club was the centre of a sporting scandal - it got kicked out of the league mid-season, in 1919, because of financial irregularities. Was Pullin involved with the club at the time?
  • I'd like some clarification on his "retirement"; he seems to have retired but carried on working. Perhaps he continued on a freelance basis?

More generally, I think the lead will need to be expanded to meet FAC requirements, and it would be nice to have at leadt one more image. Brianboulton (talk) 19:42, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the check; it is more-or-less what I expected. I'll see what I can find, but I think FAC may be a no-go for this one at the moment. Cheers! Sarastro1 (talk) 20:37, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference YP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).