[2] Bull's Worcestershire debut came against the New Zealanders in May 1931, when opening the batting he scored just 8 and 6,[3] but his career for his new county truly began in 1933.
In late May 1939, during the weekend of the match against Essex at Chelmsford, he was killed in a car accident which also left his team-mate Syd Buller injured.
In his three matches, Bull defeated the defending champion Roland Jacobi, and Zoltán Mechlovits and Laszlo Bellak who would play the singles final in 1928.
In the three-way play-off to decide the medals, England lost to Austria and Hungary after Fred Perry twisted his ankle.
As professional cricketer, Bull paid his own expenses to take part in the table tennis World Championships.
Its driver, Hyman Bunner, was underneath the lorry repairing it when the car hit it at around 45 miles per hour.