Edward_Parker_(cricketer)

Edward Parker (cricketer)

Edward Parker (cricketer)

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Edward Frank Parker (born 26 April 1939) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup.

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Parker made his first two first-class appearances in the 1958/59 Currie Cup but didn't play again for over three years.[1] He made his return in a match against a touring International XI team and took the wicket of Basil D'Oliveira.[2] For the rest of the decade, Parker was a regular in the Rhodesian side for their Currie Cup campaigns and had his best season with the ball in 1967/68 when he took 24 wickets at 20.41.[3] This tally included a match haul of 10 for 124 against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein.[4]

In 1978, at the age of 39, Parker made a return to cricket, representing Rhodesia B in the President's Cup and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B in the 1979/80 Castle Bowl tournament. His batting improved considerably and despite coming into the Castle Bowl with only two first-class half centuries on his resume, he finished the tournament with 416 runs at 46.22, including four half centuries.[5]

He crossed to South African team Griqualand West for the 1981/82 SAB Bowl whom he captained in his three matches.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "First-Class Matches played by Edward Parker". CricketArchive.
  2. [2]
    "Rhodesia v International XI 1961/62". CricketArchive.
  3. [3]
    "First-class Bowling in South Africa for 1967/68". CricketArchive.
  4. [4]
    "Orange Free State v Rhodesia 1967/68". CricketArchive.
  5. [5]
    "Batting and Fielding in Castle Bowl 1979/80". CricketArchive.
  6. [6]
    "SAB Bowl 1981/82". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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