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. 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 in which he batted, and 37 runs in the second innings.
