William Pearson (cricketer)
William Pearson was an Australian cricketer. He played 14 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1936 and 1938.
Pearson was also a leading amateur Australian rules footballer, becoming the first footballer to kick over 200 goals in a season. Playing for Old Scotch Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, Pearson kicked 220 goals in the 1934 season, including 30 goals in a match against Brunswick.
Pearson finished his career with Old Scotch in 1937 kicking 1022 goals from only 136 games at a remarkably high average of 7.51 a game. Since Pearson’s feat in 1934, only eleven more footballers have reached the double century.
