Famous Cricketers No 81 - C.W.L.Parker

Acknowledgments I acknowledge the help of the following people in compiling this book. 1. Messrs Kit Bartlett, Dennis Lambert and Peter Griffiths for their help and encouragement and for assisting with checking and proof reading. 2. Barrie Watkins, Hon Librarian of Lancashire CCC for providing me with copies of pages from Luckin’s book on South African cricket relating to Parker’s tour there with J.B.Joel’s team in 1924/25. 3. To Barrie Rickman and Barrie Watkins for their assistance with research at Lancashire CCC Library. 4. To Bert Avery for providing me with his records on Parker’s career with Gloucestershire and for his assistance during my visit to Bristol. 5. To the staff of Warrington and Manchester public libraries for their assistance with newspaper research. 6. To Robert Brooke, Warwickshire CCC statistician for his assistance in resolving queries. Sources The following sources have been used in compiling this book: Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack - 1904 to 1936 First Class Cricket: A Complete Record - 1930 - compiled by Jim Ledbetter, published by ACS First Class Cricket: A Complete Record - 1931 to 1935 - compiled by Jim Ledbetter, published by Limlow Books Cricket’s Unholy Trinity by David Foot, published by Stanley Paul From Grace to Botham by David Foot, published by Redcliffe Press Gloucestershire Cricketing Greats by Dean Hayes, published by Spellmount Ltd Gloucestershire Road by Grahame Parker, published by Pelham Books The Times 1903-1935 Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Score Books - various years Gloucestershire County Cricket Club First-Class Record s by Keith Gerrish, published by Limlow Books. Throughout the text, except where otherwise stated, matches played at Bristol refer to games played at the County Ground, Nevil Road; matches played at Cheltenham refer to games held at the Cheltenham College ground, and matches played at Gloucester refer to games at the Wagon Works ground in Tuffley Avenue. 111