Adrian Pierson

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1963)}}

{{BLP one source|date=June 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Adrian Pierson

| fullname = Adrian Roger Kirshaw Pierson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Enfield, Greater London

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-break

| club1 = Warwickshire

| year1 = 1985–1991

| club2 = Cambridgeshire

| year2 = 1992

| club3 = Leicestershire

| year3 = 1993–1997

| club4 = Somerset

| year4 = 1998–2000

| club5 = Derbyshire

| year5 = 2001

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 180

| runs1 = 2,651

| bat avg1 = 17.21

| 100s/50s1 = 1/5

| top score1 = 108*

| deliveries1 = 27,324

| wickets1 = 363

| bowl avg1 = 37.98

| fivefor1 = 14

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 8/42

| catches/stumpings1 = 87/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 119

| runs2 = 385

| bat avg2 = 10.13

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 31*

| deliveries2 = 4,887

| wickets2 = 100

| bowl avg2 = 35.70

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/36

| catches/stumpings2 = 45/–

| date = 22 December

| year = 2015

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4587/4587.html CricketArchive

}}

Adrian Roger Kirshaw Pierson (born 21 July 1963) is a former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4587/4587.html | title = Adrian Pierson |publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 2008-12-29}} He was born at Enfield, Middlesex.

In sixteen years at the top level of cricket, he played for Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Somerset and Warwickshire. Pierson was a skilful all-rounder who was later to coach the Derbyshire Scorpions into the 2003 final of the Twenty20 Cup, where they lost by one run to Leicestershire.

He now coaches and plays for Houghton and Thurnby Cricket Club, whilst captaining the first team.