Charles Ormerod Cato "Ormy" Pearse (10 October 1884 – 28 May 1953) was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests from 1910 to 1911. His brother was the first-class cricketer Vyvyan Pearse.[1]
 The South African team in Australia in 1910-11. Pearse is fourth from the left in the back row. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Charles Ormerod Cato Pearse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1884 Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 May 1953 (aged 68) Durban, Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905-06 to 1923-24 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pearse was born into a military family in Pietermaritzburg and attended Maritzburg College there.[2] After leaving school he took up banking.[3] He married Dorothy Vera Shepstone in Pietermaritzburg in January 1918.[4] He died of coronary thrombosis at home in Durban on 28 May 1953, aged 68.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ormerod Pearse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Ballantine, E. W. (28 January 1911). "All-round Sports: Who Are Dutchmen?". Hamilton Spectator: 7.
- ^ Ballantine, E. W. (1 December 1910). "South African Cricketers". Daily Herald: 1.
- ^ a b "Charles Ormerod Cato Pearse". ancestors.familysearch.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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