Peter Pickering
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Barlow Pickering | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | New Earswick, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 2006 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Earswick | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1946–1948 | York City | 49 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Chelsea | 27 | (0) |
| 1951–1965 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1955–1958 | Northampton Town | 86 | (0) |
| Total | 162 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Peter Barlow Pickering (24 March 1926 – 21 November 2006) was an English sportsman who played both football and cricket.
Career
Football career
Born in New Earswick, Pickering played as a goalkeeper for New Earswick, York City, Chelsea, Kettering Town and Northampton Town, making a total of 162 appearances in the Football League.[1]
Cricket career
Pickering also played for Northamptonshire. He made a single first-class appearance, during the 1953 season, against Lancashire. From the tailend, Pickering scored 22 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 37 runs in the second innings. Northamptonshire won the match by one wicket.[2]