Kenneth Pearson
Kenneth Pearson is a former English cricketer. Pearson was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bedlington, Northumberland.
Pearson made his debut for Northumberland [County Cricket Club|Northumberland] against Cumberland in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties of [English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties] cricket for Northumberland from 1972 to 1989, making 156 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A appearance for Northumberland against Bedfordshire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances for Northumberland, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. In these, he scored 153 runs at an average (cricket)|average] of 25.50, with a high score of 61. His score, his only half century for the county, came against Essex in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.
Playing for Northumberland allowed him to play for a combined Minor counties team in one form or another. In 1976, he made his only first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West [Indies cricket team|West Indians]. In this match he opened the batting for the Minor Counties, being dismissed by Bernard Julien for 4 runs in their first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by Vanburn Holder. It was for Minor Counties East that he made his debut in List A cricket for, against Nottinghamshire in the 1976 [Benson & Hedges Cup]. He made 7 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 8 matches, he scored 170 runs at an average of 21.25, with a high score of 74. This score, his only half century for the team, came against Middlesex in 1976. He later made 2 List A appearances for Minor Counties North in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. These matches were without success, with Pearson scoring 2 runs.