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

211. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Bristol, August 24, 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by seven wickets) b W.E.Bates 1 342 24 8 68 5 N.V.H.Riches b 169 W.E.Bates b J.R.Tait b J.H.P.Brain b A.Nash c H.Smith did not bat - 56-3 32 14 57 2 T.A.L.Whittington b 228 W.N.Gemmill b 212. South of England v Australians, Hastings, September 3, 5, 6 (Australians won by an innings and 46 runs) b J.M.Gregory 19 199 5 1 23 0 444 c W.A.S.Oldfield b A.A.Mailey 7 199 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test Match 1 1 1 3 3* - - - County Championship 21 37 3 359 82 10.55 1 9 Other Glos matches 2 3 1 11 8* 5.50 - - Other match 1 2 0 26 19 13.00 - - Season 25 43 5 399 82 10.50 1 9 Career 212 359 88 2862 82 10.56 2 116 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test Match 28 16 32 2 2/32 16.00 - - 84.00 19.04 Championship 1076.3 352 2581 156 10/79 16.54 18 7 41.40 39.95 Other Glos matches 78.2 13 257 6 5/148 42.83 1 - 78.33 54.68 Other match 5 1 23 0 - - - - - 76.66 Season 1187.5 382 2893 164 10/79 17.64 19 7 43.45 40.59 Career 7250.1 2002 19136 848 10/79 22.56 54 14 51.29 43.98 1922 1922 was Parker’s benefit year and the fund for him realised over £1200, quite a lot of money in those days. He had a wonderful season for Gloucestershire taking 195 wickets in Championship matches at the remarkably low average of 13.17. He took five wickets in an innings twenty-one times and ten wickets in a match on nine occasions. Twice, against Derbyshire and Yorkshire, he took nine wickets in an innings but Gloucestershire’s batting failed to support him and both matches were lost. He had a fine all-round match against Somerset at Taunton scoring 77 and 17 and taking 5 for 68 and 6 for 71. His batting brought him 524 runs in all matches at an average of 12.47 and he took four catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 213. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Greenbank, Bristol, May 13, 15 (Gloucestershire won by ten wickets) b G.R.Cox 12 171 22 9 27 7 G.B.Street b 86 E.H.Bowley lbw W.L.Cornford b A.H.H.Gilligan c W.R.Hammond W.J.Malden c A.E.Dipper G.A.Stannard c J.G.W.T.Bessant H.E.Roberts lbw did not bat - 69-0 32 12 80 3 M.W.Tate b 153 K.A.Higgs b A.H.H.Gilligan st H.Smith 214. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 17, 18, 19 (Middlesex won by three wickets) b H.W.Lee 30 277 31.2 12 62 6 H.W.Lee lbw 151 J.W.Hearne b E.H.Hendren b F.T.Mann b C.H.Gunasekara b T.J.Durston c J.G.W.T.Bessant 30