Kenneth Pearson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1951
Place of Birth: Bedlington, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Kenneth Pearson
- Kenneth Pearson (born 30 August 1951) 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 against Cumberland in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship.
- He played 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 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 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.
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