Lance Pearson
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| Full name | Launcelot Robert Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1937 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2019 (aged 82) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961/62–1970/71 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Launcelot Robert Pearson (1 January 1937 – 20 July 2019)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer and basketballer.
Pearson was born at Dunedin in 1937 and educated at King's High School in the city.[2] He played 31 first-class matches for Otago between the 1961–62 and 1970–71 seasons.[3] An opening batsman, his highest score, and only first-class century, was 140 in Otago's victory over Auckland in 1969–70.[4]
He was prominent in basketball in Otago for most of his life as a player, coach and administrator. He captained Otago to national titles in 1968 and 1970. He was made a life member of Basketball Otago in 2019.[5] Pearson died later in the year at Dunedin. He was aged 82.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Launcelot Robert Pearson (Lance)". Tributes Online. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 105. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b "Lance Pearson". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Otago v Auckland 1969–70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Cheshire, Jeff (2 July 2019). "Pearson huge influence both on and off court". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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