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Roland Pearce

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Roland Pearce
Personal information
Full name
Roland Anthony Pearce
Born (1930-06-19) 19 June 1930 (age 94)
Singapore
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–57 to 1957–58Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 152
Batting average 16.88
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 95
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 15/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2017

Roland Anthony Pearce (born 19 June 1930 in Singapore) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa in 1956 and 1957.

Roland Pearce made a spectacular start to his brief first-class career. Early in the 1956–57 South African cricket season he replaced Paul Randles, who had been Natal's regular wicketkeeper since 1952–53, in the Natal team for the friendly match against Western Province. Pearce took seven catches and a stumping and, opening Natal's innings with Trevor Goddard, made 95 and put on 163 for the first wicket.[1] He was immediately selected to keep wicket for the South African XI that played the touring MCC a week later. The South African XI won, but Pearce failed with the bat and made no dismissals.[2] He played just four more matches for Natal over that season and the next.

References

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  1. ^ "Natal v Western Province 1956–57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "South African XI v MCC 1956–57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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