John Parker (English cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Parker (English cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1902

Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1984

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About John Parker (English cricketer)

  • John Palmer Parker (29 November 1902 – 9 August 1984) was an English cricketer.
  • Parker was a right-handed batsman. Parker made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1926 County Championship against Northamptonshire.
  • Parker played 44 first-class matches for Hampshire between 1926 and 1933, with his final match for the county coming against Somerset.
  • In his 44 matches for the county he scored 1,117 runs at a batting average of 17.45, with four half centuries and a single century score of 156 against Kent in 1926.
  • With the ball Parker took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 43.00, with best figures of 2-14.
  • In the field Parker took a total of 21 catches for the county. As well as playing first-class cricket for Hampshire, he also represented LH Tennyson's XI in two first-class matches against Jamaica on their tour of the West Indies in 1927.
  • Parker also played for the Gentlemen in a single Gentlemen v Players fixture in 1927. Parker died at Warblington, Hampshire on 9 August 1984.

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