Henry Pearce (cricketer)

Henry George Pearce (April 21, 1886 – March 27, 1936) was an American cricketer. He was a fast bowler, who played cricket in Philadelphia during cricket's brief North American "golden age". He first played for the Philadelphian cricket team in first-class cricket on their three match tour of Jamaica in 1909. He returned to the side for the home two match series against Australia, and followed this up with a match for a combined Canada/USA team, also against Australia, which was to be his final first-class appearance. Across his seven first-class matches, he took 22 wickets at an average of 21.68 with a best of 7/57 against Australia.

Henry Pearce
Personal information
Full name
Henry George Pearce
Born(1886-04-21)April 21, 1886
United States
DiedMarch 27, 1936(1936-03-27) (aged 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908/09–1913Gentlemen of Philadelphia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 43
Batting average 6.14
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14*
Balls bowled 720
Wickets 22
Bowling average 21.68
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 7/57
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: CricketArchive, January 22, 2011

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