Michael Pierce (cricketer)

Michael Pierce
Personal information
Born(1869-09-03)3 September 1869
Sydney, Australia
Died4 February 1913(1913-02-04) (aged 43)
Sydney, Australia
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892-93 to 1893-94New South Wales
1894-95Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 87
Batting average 8.70
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 32
Balls bowled 1,658
Wickets 30
Bowling average 27.93
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/111
Catches/stumpings 7/0
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]

Pierce died in February 1913 after a long illness.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michael Pierce". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Michael Pierce". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Intercolonial cricket match". Referee: 8. 21 December 1892.
  4. ^ a b c "Death of a Sydney cricketer". Referee: 12. 26 February 1913.
  5. ^ "Another wonder". Sunday Times (Sydney): 6. 7 March 1909.
  6. ^ "Sheffield Shield at Adelaide, Dec 16-21 1892". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1892-93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2019.