James Alexander Pearson (born 11 September 1983) is an English cricketer. Pearson is a left-handed batsman. He was born in Bristol and for a brief period attended Clifton College.

Pearson represented the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in 2 List A matches. These came against Herefordshire in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.^[1]

In 2002, Pearson made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Northamptonshire in the County Championship. From 2002 to 2005, he represented the county in 8 first-class matches, the last of which came against Bangladesh A.^[2] In his 8 first-class matches, he scored 320 runs at a batting average of 22.85, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 68. In the field he took 4 catches.^[3] In 2002, he played his only List A match for the county, which was also his last in that format, against West Indies A.^[4] In his career total of 3 List A matches, he scored 7 runs at an average of 2.33, with a high score of 7. In the field he took a single catch, while with the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 29 runs.^[5]

In 2006, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Wiltshire against Herefordshire.^[6]

He has played club cricket for Bristol West Indians Cricket Club.

References

External links

• James Pearson at ESPNcricinfo