| Pearson Best | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Barbados |
| Country: | Cayman Islands |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2000–2012 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm medium-slow |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 121 |
| Bat Avg1: | 30.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 53 |
| Deliveries1: | 81 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 4 |
| Runs2: | 66 |
| Bat Avg2: | 16.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 34 |
| Deliveries2: | 0 |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20898/20898.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 16 November |
| Year: | 2022 |
Pearson Best (born 20 December 1963) is a former Cayman Islands cricketer.[1] An all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler,[2] he played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2012.[3] His matches include two first-class[4] and four List A matches.[5]
Best was born in Barbados and moved to the Caymans around 1998 to work for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. In 2005 he was stationed on Cayman Brac.[6]
Best made his debut for the Cayman Islands in the Red Stripe Bowl, a domestic competition in the West Indies, in October 2000. He played four matches in the tournament, making up his only four List A matches to date. He played in the ICC Americas Championship in 2002 and 2004 and in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy in 2005.[7] In the latter tournament, he won man of the match awards for his performances against Kuwait and Zambia,[8] finishing the tournament with the best batting average (76.33) and the second highest score of 99 not out.[9]
In August 2005 he played his, to date, only first-class matches, 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Bermuda and Canada. In 2006, he played for the Cayman Islands in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament. He top scored with 74 in the preliminary round against the Bahamas, winning $25,000 for the man of the match award,[10] but only scored three in the first round proper against Trinidad & Tobago as the Caymans were knocked out of the tournament.[11] Only three players made a higher individual score in the tournament.[12]
Later in 2006, he again played in the Americas Championship. He was the second highest scorer in the tournament,[13] winning the man of the match award for his top score of 116 against Argentina.[14] He most recently represented the Cayman Islands at Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia in May/June 2007.[15]