Lucy Pearson (cricketer)

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Lucy Pearson
female = true


country = England
fullname = Lucy Charlotte Pearson
nickname =
living = true
dayofbirth = 19
monthofbirth = 2
yearofbirth = 1972
placeofbirth = Kings Lynn, Norfolk
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath =
monthofdeath =
yearofdeath =
placeofdeath =
countryofdeath =
heightft =
heightinch =
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batting = Left-hand batsman
bowling = Left-arm fast-medium
role = Bowler

international = true
testdebutdate = 12 July
testdebutyear = 1996
testdebutagainst = New Zealand
testc

lasttestdate = 21 August
lasttestyear = 2004
lasttestagainst = New Zealand
odidebutdate = 15 July
odidebutyear = 1998
odidebutagainst = Australia
odic

lastodidate = 1 April
lastodiyear = 2005
lastodiagainst = New Zealand
odishirt =

club1 = Staffordshire Women
year1 = 2001–2004
clubnumber1 =
club2 = East Anglia Women
year2 = 1994–1998
clubnumber2 =
club3 = Thames Valley Women
year3 = 1992

deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = Test
matches1 = 12
runs1 = 33
bat avg1 = 4.12
100s/50s1 = –/–
top score1 = 18*
deliveries1 = 2194
wickets1 = 30
bowl avg1 = 29.36
fivefor1 = 1
tenfor1 = 1
best bowling1 = 7–51
catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 62
runs2 = 71
bat avg2 = 3.08
100s/50s2 = –/–
top score2 = 22*
deliveries2 = 3026
wickets2 = 68
bowl avg2 = 22.97
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 3–14
catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
column3 = T20
matches3 = 1
runs3 = –
bat avg3 = –
100s/50s3 = –/–
top score3 = –
deliveries3 = 24
wickets3 = 1
bowl avg3 = 23.00
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 1–23
catches/stumpings3 = 0/–
date = 30 August
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8461/8461.html CricketArchive

Lucy Charlotte Pearson (born 19 February 1972 in King's Lynn) is a former English cricketer who played 12 Women's Test matches and 62 Women's One Day Internationals. Pearson also played in the inaugural Women's Twenty20 International, taking one wicket against New Zealand. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80126.html England Women v New Zealand Women] , 2004-08-05, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.]

A Fast-Medium left-arm opening bowler, her best performance was against Australia Women, taking 7–51 in the first innings of the second Test in 2003, winning the Player-of-the-Match award for match figures of 58-21-107-11, becoming only the second English woman to take 11 wickets against Australia in over 70 years. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/76/76603.html Australia Women v England Women, 2nd Test] , 2003-02-25, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.] [http://www-uk8.cricket.org/england/content/story/207120.html Lucy Pearson retires from all cricket] , 2005-04-20, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.] As a result, Lucy was named (2003) Women's Player of the Year for the second time, having taking the inaugural award in 2000. [http://www.solsch.org.uk/media/c7eb0a2810ee4d3fbb68f3eab148bc25.pdf Shenstonian: Valetes] , September 2006, Solihull School. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.] She was also nominated 2005. After guiding England to the semi-finals of the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Pearson was forced to retire with a recurrence of the stress fracture to her ankle that forced her to miss most of the 2002 season. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/53704.html Cricinfo Profile] , Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.]

Pearson read English at Keble College, Oxford University, [http://www.wellington-college.berks.sch.uk/page.aspx?id=100 Wellington College Teaching Staff] , Wellington College. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.] where she also played hockey. She spent three and a half years as Head of Sixth Form at Solihull School, where she sang in the school choir and coached the cricket and hockey XIs. In 2006, she took up a post as Deputy Head of Wellington College, also teaching English and she is a member of the cricket coaching team. [ [http://www.wellington-college.berks.sch.uk/page.aspx?id=157 Cricket at Wellington College] , Wellington College. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.]

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