Lance Pearson

Launcelot Robert Pearson (1 January 1937 – 20 July 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer and basketballer.

Pearson was born at Dunedin in 1937 and educated at King's High School in the city. He played 31 first-class matches for Otago between the 1961–62 and 1970–71 seasons. An opening batsman, his highest score, and only first-class century, was 140 in Otago's victory over Auckland in 1969–70.

He was prominent in basketball in Otago for most of his life as a player, coach and administrator. He captained Otago to national titles in 1968 and 1970. He was made a life member of Basketball Otago in 2019. Pearson died later in the year at Dunedin. He was aged 82.