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| Full name | Richard Devenish Pearsall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1921-01-15)15 January 1921 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 2013(2013-03-18) (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Devenish Pearsall (15 January 1921 – 18 March 2013) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1947 and 1948.
Pearsall attended Oundle School and King's College, Cambridge. A medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman, he played several matches in two seasons after the war for Cambridge University without gaining a Blue.
Pearsall's best bowling figures were 4 for 51 against Free Foresters in 1947, and his highest score was 80 not out against Middlesex in 1948, when he and Barry Pryer added an unbeaten 149 in 90 minutes for the ninth wicket.
References
- Annual Report 2014, King's College, p. 248.
- "Richard Pearsall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- "Cambridge University v Free Foresters 1947". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- Wisden 1949, p. 592.