Charles Ormerod Cato "Ormy" Pearse (10 October 1884 – 28 May 1953) was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests from 1910 to 1911. His brother was the first-class cricketer Vyvyan Pearse.[1]

Pearse was born into a military family in Pietermaritzburg and attended Maritzburg College there.[2] After leaving school he took up banking.[3] He married Dorothy Vera Shepstone in Pietermaritzburg in January 1918.[4] He died of coronary thrombosis at home in Durban on 28 May 1953, aged 68.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ormerod Pearse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Ballantine, E. W. (28 January 1911). "All-round Sports: Who Are Dutchmen?". Hamilton Spectator: 7.
  3. ^ Ballantine, E. W. (1 December 1910). "South African Cricketers". Daily Herald: 1.
  4. ^ a b "Charles Ormerod Cato Pearse". ancestors.familysearch.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.


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