John Parker (West Indian cricketer)
 John Parker in 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Ernest Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1871 Plantation Vigilance, Demerara, British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1946 (aged 74–75) Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905/06–1909/10 | British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Ernest Parker (2 July 1871 in Plantation Vigilance, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana – 1946 in Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906. He was a right-handed batsman and leg break/googly bowler.
He made his debut in important cricket for British Guiana in the 1905-06 Inter-Colonial Tournament in Trinidad. He scored 6 and 3 and took no wickets. The team for the forthcoming tour of England was decided after this tournament and surprisingly Parker was one of those chosen.
He was a complete disappointment on the 1906 tour to England averaging just 6 with the bat and taking just 4 wickets. Before the tour he was described as "a slow bowler of great merit; took part in the late Intercolonial cricket matches played at Trinidad, and, although not successful in getting wickets, greatly impressed the selectors; hence his inclusion in the team"[1] and "a slow bowler of the Armstrong type, with a field placed on the on-side; a fair defensive batsman and excellent slip".[2]
He played in the next two Inter-Colonial Tournaments in 1907-08 and 1907-08 again with a complete lack of success and this marked the end of his career in important matches.