John Parker (West Indian cricketer)
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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
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