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Batting style
  
Right-handed

Name
  
Tony Pearson

1961–1963
  
Cambridge University


1961–1963
  
Somerset

Role
  
Cricket Player

Full name
  
Anthony John Grayhurst Pearson

Born
  
30 December 1941 (
1941-12-30
)
Pinner, Middlesex, England

Bowling style
  
Right-arm fast-medium

Anthony John Grayhurst Pearson (born 30 December 1941 in Pinner, Middlesex) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset between 1961 and 1963.

Tony Pearson was educated at Downside School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He took 10 for 78 for Cambridge versus Leicestershire at Loughborough in July 1961. Only Sammy Woods (who performed the feat in 1890) has also taken all ten wickets in an innings for Cambridge.

He later qualified as a doctor.

References

Tony Pearson (cricketer) Wikipedia