Dennis Piers

Dennis Walter Piers (10 May 1929 – 9 September 2005) was a South African cricketer who played two first-class matches for Orange Free State during the 1947–48 season.

Dennis Piers
Personal information
Full name
Dennis Walter Piers
Born10 May 1929
Leribe, Basutoland
Died9 September 2005 (aged 76)
Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947/48Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 41
Batting average 10.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 24
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2015

Piers was born in Leribe (or Hlotse), in what is now Lesotho (previously part of the British colony of Basutoland).[1] He is one of only a handful of first-class cricketers to be born in that country.[lower-alpha 1] Both of Piers' matches for Orange Free State came in March 1948, towards the end of that season's Currie Cup.[2] On debut against Western Province, he scored 24 and 6, while in the next match, against Eastern Province, he scored a duck in the first innings and 11 run in the second. In all four of his innings, he came in ninth in the batting order.[3][4] Despite making his debut at the age of 17, Piers played no further matches for Orange Free State. He died in Randburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, in September 2005, aged 76.[1]

Notes
  1. Others include Alan Barr, George Boyes, Harry Boyes, Reginald Lagden, Ronald Lagden, and Arthur Lewis.

References
  1. Dennis Piers – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. First-class matches played by Dennis Piers – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. Orange Free State v Western Province, Currie Cup 1947/48 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. Orange Free State v Eastern Province, Currie Cup 1947/48 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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