Walter Pearce (English cricketer)

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Walter Pearce
Personal information
Full name
Walter Kennedy Pearce
Born(1893-04-02)2 April 1893
Bassett, Hampshire, England
Died31 July 1960(1960-07-31) (aged 67)
Romsey, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923–1926Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 127
Batting average 18.14
100s/50s –/1
Top score 63
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2009

Walter Kennedy Pearce (2 April 1893 — 31 July 1960) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and solicitor.

The son of Arthur William Pearce (1858–1928) and his wife Frederica Emma, née Maund (1853–1932), he was born in April 1893 at Bassett in Southampton.[1] He was educated at Malvern College.[2] After completing his education at Malvern, Pearce was commissioned into the Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in December 1912,[3] with promotion to lieutenant in June 1914.[4] He served with the Hampshire Regiment during the First World War, during which he was promoted to captain in April 1917, antedated to June 1916.[5] Following the war, he relinquished his commission in July 1921.[6] Transferring to the Territorial Army Reserve, he was promoted to major in October 1922.[7]

Pearce played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Gloucester in the 1923 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire as a batsman until 1926, making nine appearances.[8] In these, he scored 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a single half century score of 63.[9] Pearce made this score against Glamorgan in 1923, sharing in a partnership of 162 for the eighth wicket with Phil Mead.[10] He later served Hampshire in an administrative capacity as club chairman in the late 1930s and during the Second World War, during which he played a pivotal role ensuring the club's continuing function during wartime. He was later elected the first life vice-president of the club in 1953.[10]

Outside of cricket, he was by professional a solicitor based in Southampton.[11] In his capacity as a solicitor, he served as a Commissioners for Oaths and a clerk to the justices at Hythe.[12] During the Second World War, he volunteered with the National Defence Companies;[13] following the war, having exceeded the age for recall, he resigned his commission for a second time in November 1948.[14] Pearce died at Romsey in July 1960.[15] Following his death, he left £100 to Lyndhurst Cricket Club, where he had been a member.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1893 2c 77 S. STONEHAM - Walter Kennedy Pearce
  2. ^ Porch, R. B.; Mugliston, F. U. (1915). The Malvern College Register 1865-1915. W. H. Lovell.
  3. ^ "No. 28684". The London Gazette. 24 January 1913. p. 592.
  4. ^ "No. 28851". The London Gazette. 21 July 1914. p. 5664.
  5. ^ "No. 30022". The London Gazette. 17 April 1917. p. 3611.
  6. ^ "No. 32450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 September 1921. p. 7125.
  7. ^ "No. 32755". The London Gazette. 13 October 1922. p. 7207.
  8. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Pearce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Walter Pearce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b "A–Z (P3)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b "£lOO Bequest for Cricket Club". Portsmouth Evening News. 7 November 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ The Lawyers Directory. 1955. p. 776.
  13. ^ "No. 34732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1939. p. 7634.
  14. ^ "No. 38465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1948. p. 6184.
  15. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 19606b 533 ROMSEY - Walter K. Pearce, aged 67

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