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]

References

  1. ^ "Herb Pearson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 105.
  3. ^ a b Arthur H. Carman & Noel S. MacDonald, editors, The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand, Sporting Publications, Wellington, 1948, p. 17.
  4. ^ "Canterbury in Bad Position". Press: 8. 27 December 1947.
  5. ^ Wisden 2007, p. 1565.
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