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Full name | Edward Frank Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bulawayo, Rhodesia | 26 April 1939|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1958–1969 | Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,15 August 2022 |
Edward Frank Parker (born 26 April 1939) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup.
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]
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