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Full name | Herbert Taylor Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand | 5 August 1910||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 June 2006 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 95)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1932–33 to 1947–48 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2023 |
Herbert Taylor Pearson (5 August 1910 – 15 June 2006) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Auckland in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Pearson attended King's College, Auckland.[2] He was an opening batsman. He captained Auckland in his last season of first-class cricket, 1947–48,[3] when he made his highest score of 172 in 470 minutes in the Plunket Shield against Canterbury.[4]
Pearson also played rugby as a full-back for Auckland.[5] He served in the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.[3] Later he was a selector for the Auckland cricket team.[2]