Frederick Parker | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 February 1913 Westminster, London, England |
| Died |
26 May 1988 (aged 75) Plymouth, Devon, England |
Frederick Anthony Vivian Parker DL JP (11 February 1913 — 26 May 1988) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of William Parker, he was born at Westminster in February 1913. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Parker was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade as a second lieutenant in February 1933, with promotion to lieutenant in February 1936.[2] He served in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to captain in February 1941.[3] Following the war, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring Indians at Southampton in 1946. In that same season, he made three first-class appearances for the Combined Services cricket team, prior to making a second appearance for Hampshire against Kent at Canterbury.[4] In five first-class matches, Parker scored 147 runs at an average of 16.33;[5] he made one century, a score of 116 for the Combined Services against Northamptonshire at Kettering.[6] Parker was promoted to major in July 1946.[7] In 1949, he played minor counties cricket for Devon, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[8] Parker retired from active military service in May 1953 and ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers in February 1963.[9][10] He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Devon in November 1964,[11] and in the same year he was appointed a justice of the peace for Devon.[12] Parker died at Plymouth in May 1988.[6] He had been married to Pamela Mary Farmer since 1937;[13] her father was the first-class cricketer Charles Farmer.
References[]
- ↑ McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 118. ISBN 978-1473864191. https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ.
- ↑ "No. 34252". 4 February 1936. p. 734. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34252/page/734
- ↑ "No. 35063". 31 January 1941. p. 676. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35063/supplement/676
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6788/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6788/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1988". ESPNcricinfo. https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228610.html. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "No. 37635". 28 June 1946. p. 3375. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37635/supplement/3375
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6788/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ↑ "No. 39852". 12 May 1953. p. 2696. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39852/supplement/2696
- ↑ "No. 42916". 8 February 1963. p. 1308. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42916/supplement/1308
- ↑ "No. 43487". 13 November 1964. p. 9584. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43487/supplement/9584
- ↑ Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review. 129. Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1965. p. 157. https://books.google.com/books?id=mbkwAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ Dent, John (1981). The Quest for Nonsuch. London Borough of Sutton Libraries & Arts Services. p. 225. ISBN 9780907335047. https://books.google.com/books?id=zH1nAAAAMAAJ.
External links[]
- Player profile: F from ESPNcricinfo
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