Roland Pearce

Roland Anthony Pearce (born 19 June 1930 in Singapore) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa in 1956 and 1957.

Roland Pearce

Personal information
Full name	Roland Anthony Pearce
Born	(1930-06-19) 19 June 1930 (age 95) Singapore
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956–57 to 1957–58	Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 152 Batting average 16.88 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 95 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 15/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2017

Roland Pearce made a spectacular start to his brief first-class career. Early in the 1956–57 South African cricket season he replaced Paul Randles, who had been Natal's regular wicketkeeper since 1952–53, in the Natal team for the friendly match against Western Province. Pearce took seven catches and a stumping and, opening Natal's innings with Trevor Goddard, made 95 and put on 163 for the first wicket.^[1] He was immediately selected to keep wicket for the South African XI that played the touring MCC a week later. The South African XI won, but Pearce failed with the bat and made no dismissals.^[2] He played just four more matches for Natal over that season and the next.