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New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (1937–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Launcelot Robert Pearson (1 January 1937 – 20 July 2019)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer and basketballer.
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Full name | Launcelot Robert Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | 1 January 1937||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 July 2019 82) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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]
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