James John Peirson (born 13 October 1992) is an Australian cricketer.

Domestic career

Peirson plays for

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and the Redlands Tigers in

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. He made his

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debut on 17 October 2013 for Queensland against

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. He made his first-class debut for

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against the

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during their tour of Australia in December 2015. Peirson was Queensland's youngest-ever Sheffield Shield winning captain when the

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won the competition in 2018. He was part of Queensland's 2020-2021 Sheffield Shield winning side for the second time in his career when the

defeated

by an innings and 33 runs at Allan Border Field. In November 2020, in the fourth round of the

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, Peirson scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

International career

In May 2023, he was received his first international call-up for

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against England, in the

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* Living people 1992 births Cricketers from Brisbane Brisbane Heat cricketers Queensland cricketers People educated at Brisbane State High School Queensland cricket captains Cricket Australia XI cricketers Wicket-keepers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1990s-stub