John Parker (West Indian cricketer)

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.

John Parker
John Parker in 1906
Personal information
Full nameJohn Ernest Parker
Born(1871-07-02)2 July 1871
Plantation Vigilance, Demerara, British Guiana
Died1946 (aged 7475)
Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905/061909/10British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 61
Batting average 4.35
100s/50s /
Top score 15
Balls bowled 480
Wickets 5
Bowling average 56.20
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/28
Catches/stumpings 4/
Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011

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.

References

  1. Cricket - A Weekly Record of the Game, 1906 page 178
  2. The West Indian Tour of England 1906 by Gerry Wolstenholme, page 8
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