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
Died	March 27, 1936(1936-03-27) (aged 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1908/09–1913	Gentlemen 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

References

• Henry Pearce at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Henry Pearce at ESPNcricinfo