Michael Pierce (cricketer)
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| Born | 3 September 1869 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 1913 (aged 43) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892-93 to 1893-94 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894-95 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Pierce (3 September 1869 – 4 February 1913) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played eight first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1892/93 and 1894/95.[2]
Short, thick-set and muscular, Mick Pierce was a slow leg-break bowler who could spin the ball sharply even on the hardest pitch.[3][4][5] On his first-class debut in December 1892, which was also the first-ever Sheffield Shield match, Pierce opened the bowling for New South Wales and took 8 for 111 and 5 for 154, but South Australia nevertheless won by 57 runs.[6] A week later, in the second Sheffield Shield match, he took 6 for 100 and 1 for 63 against Victoria, but again he was on the losing side.[7] Despite this brilliant beginning to his career he quickly faded from the first-class scene, apparently through lack of ambition.[4]
He died after a long illness.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Michael Pierce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Michael Pierce". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Intercolonial cricket match". Referee: 8. 21 December 1892.
- ^ a b c "Death of a Sydney cricketer". Referee: 12. 26 February 1913.
- ^ "Another wonder". Sunday Times (Sydney): 6. 7 March 1909.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield at Adelaide, Dec 16-21 1892". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2019.