Thomas Pearce (cricketer, born 1847)

Thomas Albert Pearce (11 May 1847 – 20 August 1898) was an English first-class cricketer.

Thomas Pearce
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Albert Pearce
Born11 May 1847
Essendon, Hertfordshire, England
Died20 August 1898(1898-08-20) (aged 51)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874–1876Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 31
Batting average 4.37
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2019

Pearce was born at Essendon and made his debut in first-class cricket for the South against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1872.[1] He next appeared in first-class cricket in 1874, when he played for the MCC against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[1] He made two first-class appearances in 1875, playing for the South in the North v South fixture and for the Players of the South against the Gentlemen of the South.[1] He made a final first-class appearance in 1876, appearing for the MCC against Nottinghamshire.[1] Across his five first-class appearances, Pearce scored 35 runs, with a high score of 21.[2] He died at St Albans in August 1898.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Pearce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Thomas Pearce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

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