Pedro Perera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pedro Perera
Personal information
Full namePedro Ricardo Perera
Born1832
Holborn, Middlesex, England
Died1915 (aged 82/83)
Fulham, London, England
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsFrederico Perera (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 125
Batting average 62.50
100s/50s –/2
Top score 64*
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2019

Pedro Ricardo Perera (1832 – 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the Spaniard Augurio Perera and his wife, Francisca, he was born at Holborn in 1832. His father was a merchant who moved the family to Birmingham in 1836, where he took over a storehouse on Great Charles Street. In 1839, the family once more relocated, this time to Manchester.[1] Perera later made two appearances in first-class cricket in 1860 for the against the , playing at in the July fixture and at Salford in the return fixture in August.[2] He scored a total of 125 runs in his two first-class matches, making a half century in each match, with a high score of 64 not out in the August fixture.[3][4] By profession, he too was a merchant.[1] Perera died at Fulham in 1915. His younger brother, Frederico, was also a first-class cricketer, while his eldest brother, Augurio, is credited as being the co-inventor of lawn tennis.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "An Anglo-Spanish Victorian in the Midlands: Augurio Perera, co-founder of lawn tennis". Books on Spain. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Pedro Perera". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Pedro Perera". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen of the North v Gentlemen of the South, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""