David Pearson (cricketer)

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David Pearson
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Pearson
Born (1963-04-16) 16 April 1963 (age 58)
Whalley, Lancashire, England
NicknameDP
BattingLeft Handed
RoleWicket Keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–2000Cumberland
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 10
Runs scored 136
Batting average 13.60
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2011

David John Pearson (born 16 April 1963) is a former English cricketer. Pearson was a left handed batsman who fielded as a wicket keeper. He was born in Whalley, Lancashire.

Pearson made his debut for Cumberland in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Pearson played minor counties cricket for Cumberland from 1990 to 2000, including seventy four matches of the Minor Counties Championship,[1] and twenty one matches of the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[2] He made his debut in List A in the summer of 1994 against Leicestershire in the NatWest Trophy.

He played nine further List A Matches for Cumberland, the last of which came against Kent in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his ten List A Matches he scored 136 runs at a batting average of 13.60 with a high score of 30. In the field he took four catches.[4] He also played Second XI Cricket for the Lancashire Second XI and the Leicestershire Second XI.[5] He officially retired from club cricket in August 1998.[6]

His son Lewis had won selection for the under eleven team of the Red Roses in June 2011, and he remarked he was “truly proud” that his son was following in his footsteps.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Pearson". CricketArchive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by David Pearson". CricketArchive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by David Pearson". CricketArchive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Pearson". CricketArchive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Teams David Pearson played for". CricketArchive. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  6. ^ "CRICKET: Pearson quits at East Lancs". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 11 August 1998. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Like father, like son for East Lancs' Pearson". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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