Herb Pearson
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| Full name | Herbert Taylor Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1910 Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 2006 (aged 95) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932/33–1947/48 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbert Taylor Pearson (5 August 1910 – 15 June 2006) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Pearson attended King's College, Auckland.[2] He was an opening batsman. He captained Auckland in his last season of first-class cricket, 1947–48,[3] when he made his highest score of 172 in 470 minutes in the Plunket Shield against Canterbury.[4]
Pearson also played rugby as a full-back for Auckland.[5] He served in the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.[3] Later he was a selector for the Auckland cricket team.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Herb Pearson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 105.
- ^ a b Arthur H. Carman & Noel S. MacDonald, editors, The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Sporting Publications, Wellington, 1948, p. 17.
- ^ "Canterbury in Bad Position". Press: 8. 27 December 1947.
- ^ Wisden 2007, p. 1565.