Tony Pearson
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Anthony John Grayhurst Pearson (born 30 December 1941 in Pinner
, Middlesex
) is a former English cricket
er who played first-class cricket
for Cambridge University
and Somerset
between 1961 and 1963.
Pearson took 10/78 for Cambridge versus Leicestershire
at Loughborough
in July 1961.
Only Sammy Woods
(who performed the feat in 1890) has also taken all ten wickets in an innings for Cambridge.
He later qualified as a doctor.
Pinner
- Climate :Pinner's geographical position on the far western side of North West London makes it the furthest London suburb from any UK coastline. Hence the lower prevalence of moderating maritime influences make Pinner noticeably warmer in the spring and the summer compared to the rest of the capital...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
) is a former English cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
between 1961 and 1963.
Pearson took 10/78 for Cambridge versus Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
at Loughborough
Brush Ground
The Brush Ground is a cricket stadium located in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire. It has, in the past, been used by Leicestershire as an outground and has held 16 first class games in total. The first game took place in 1953 against Hampshire and the last in 1965 against Middlesex....
in July 1961.
Only Sammy Woods
Sammy Woods
Samuel Moses James "Sammy" Woods was an Australian sportsman who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket, and appeared thirteen times for England at rugby union, including five times as captain. He also played at county level in England at both soccer and hockey...
(who performed the feat in 1890) has also taken all ten wickets in an innings for Cambridge.
He later qualified as a doctor.