Lawrence Ivor "Jack" Pearson (25 January 1922 – 1 October 2007) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1946.

Jack Pearson
Personal information
Full name
Lawrence Ivor Jackson
Born(1922-01-25)25 January 1922
Darnall, Sheffield, England
Died1 October 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 85)
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Derbyshire
FC debut7 August 1946 Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Last FC14 August 1946 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 24
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, January 2012

Pearson was born at Darnall, Sheffield. He began playing for Derbyshire in July 1945 before the County Championship came back after the Second World War. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1946 season in a match against Glamorgan in August. He played one more first-class match in the same month which was his last for Derbyshire.

Pearson was a left-handed batsman who played four innings in two first-class matches with an average of 6.00 and a top score of 18.[1]

Pearson died at the age of 85 at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[2]

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