Fuller Pilch

Fuller Pilch
Personal information
Born(1804-03-17)17 March 1804
Horningtoft, Norfolk, England
Died1 May 1870(1870-05-01) (aged 66)
Canterbury, Kent, England
Height6 ft 12 in (1.84 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1820–1836Norfolk
1830–1847Suffolk
1830–1844Surrey
1836–1854Kent
1837–1842Sussex
1842–1845Hampshire

Fuller Pilch (17 March 1804 – 1 May 1870) was an English cricketer active from 1820 to 1854. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled at a slow pace with a roundarm action. Pilch played in a total of 229 important matches for a large number of teams, although he appeared most frequently for the Kent County cricket team. He is remembered as a pioneer of forward play in batting and for a shot named after him, called "Pilch's poke".