Peter Pickering Explained

"Peter Pickering" was also the name of the man suspected of the murder of Elsie Frost.

Peter Pickering
Fullname:Peter Barlow Pickering
Birth Date:24 March 1926
Birth Place:New Earswick, England
Death Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:New Earswick
Years1:1946–1948
Clubs1:York City
Caps1:49
Goals1:0
Years2:1948–1951
Clubs2:Chelsea
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:1951–1955
Clubs3:Kettering Town
Years4:1955–1958
Clubs4:Northampton Town
Caps4:86
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:162
Totalgoals:0

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 and 37 in the second. Northamptonshire won the match by one wicket.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 15 September 2013. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. Web site: Profile. 15 September 2013. Cricket Archive.