Lawrence Ivor "Jack" Pearson (25 January 1922 – 1 October 2007) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1946. Pearson was born at Darnall,

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. He began playing for Derbyshire in July 1945 before the County Championship came back after the Second World War. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1946 season in a match against

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in August. He played one more first-class match in the same month which was his last for Derbyshire. Pearson was a left-handed batsman who played four innings in two first-class matches with an average of 6.00 and a top score of 18. Pearson died at the age of 85 at

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