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English cricketer

Frederick Parker
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Anthony Vivian Parker
Born(1913-02-11)11 February 1913
Westminster, London, England
Died26 May 1988(1988-05-26) (aged 75)
Plymouth, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsWilliam Parker (father)
Charles Farmer (father-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Hampshire
1949Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 147
Batting average 16.33
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 116
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2010

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, 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. He served in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to captain in February 1941. 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. In five first-class matches, Parker scored 147 runs at an average of 16.33; he made one century, a score of 116 for the Combined Services against Northamptonshire at Kettering.

Parker was promoted to major in July 1946. In 1949, he played minor counties cricket for Devon, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. Parker retired from active military service in May 1953 and ceased to belong to the Reserve of Officers in February 1963. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Devon in November 1964, and in the same year he was appointed a justice of the peace for Devon. Parker died at Plymouth in May 1988. He had been married to Pamela Mary Farmer since 1937; her father was the first-class cricketer Charles Farmer.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "No. 34252". The London Gazette. 4 February 1936. p. 734.
  3. "No. 35063". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 January 1941. p. 676.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. "No. 37635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1946. p. 3375.
  8. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. "No. 39852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 May 1953. p. 2696.
  10. "No. 42916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1963. p. 1308.
  11. "No. 43487". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 November 1964. p. 9584.
  12. Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review. Vol. 129. Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1965. p. 157.
  13. Dent, John (1981). The Quest for Nonsuch. London Borough of Sutton Libraries & Arts Services. p. 225. ISBN 9780907335047.

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