George Parr (cricketer)
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Full name | George Parr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 22 May 1826||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 June 1891 Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Lion of the North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9[1] in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1845–1870 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1853–1854 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1853–1854 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1854–1858 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1863 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 June 2014 |
George Parr (22 May 1826 – 23 June 1891) was an English
England touring team, which went to North America in 1859. He also captained England's second tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1864, returning home unbeaten.[2] During this trip he travelled with the team from Liverpool to Melbourne on the SS Great Britain.[3]
Parr played in 207 first-class matches and had 358 innings, in 30 of which he was not out. Parr is widely considered as the best cricket player in the world in his time.[citation needed] He scored 6,626 runs (average 20.20) at a time when conditions greatly favoured bowlers. His highest score was 130 for Nottinghamshire, against Surrey at The Oval on 14 July 1859; his only century. He made 31 fifties and took 126 catches. He took 29 wickets in his career with a best analysis of 6/42. The Parr Stand which was replaced at Trent Bridge was named in his honour.[2][4]
References
- Notes
- ^ George Parr, British Museum.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: George Parr". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "SS Great Britain : Brunel's ss Great Britain".
- ^ "Player Profile: George Parr". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- Sources
- H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1926
- Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
- Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3–9 (1841–1866), Lillywhite, 1862–1867
- John Major, More Than A Game, HarperCollins, 2007 – includes the famous 1859 touring team photo taken on board ship at Liverpool
- Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
External links
- Media related to George Parr (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- George Parr at ESPNcricinfo