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

c R.S.G.Scott b A.F.Wensley 1 132 25 12 48 6 E.H.Bowley c D.C.G.Raikes 141 J.H.Parks lbw J.G.Langridge c B.H.Lyon J.Langridge c B.H.Lyon H.W.Parks c D.C.G.Raikes M.W.Tate st D.C.G.Raikes 547. Gloucestershire v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 20, 22 (Essex won by an innings and 119 runs) b M.S.Nichols 15 149 17 4 42 1 J.O’Connor c C.C.R.Dacre 377 absent hurt - 109 548. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Gloucester, August 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c N.T.McCorkell b O.W.Herman 9 345 36 8 102 1 A.S.Kennedy lbw 305 did not bat - 95-5 8 0 40 0 220-9d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 25 34 5 199 24 6.86 - 6 Other Glos match 1 2 0 28 18 14.00 - - Season 26 36 5 227 24 7.32 - 6 Career 548 829 161 7280 82 10.89 10 228 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Championship 1123.5 304 2744 128 7/26 21.43 10 4 52.67 40.69 Other Glos match 29 12 48 6 6/42 8.00 1 - 29.00 27.58 Season 1152.5 316 2792 134 7/26 20.83 11 4 51.61 40.36 Career 22616.5 6835 54012 2934 10/79 18.40 256 88 46.25 39.80 1933 Undoubtedly the highlight of the 1933 season for Parker was the capture of his 3,000th first-class wicket, which came in the match against Nottinghamshire at Gloucester commencing on 12 July. He captured one hundred wickets again for the fourteenth consecutive season, finishing with 112 at the relatively high cost, for him, of 28.13, in Championship games. He took five or more wickets in an innings seven times and ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions. His best match figures were twelve for 169 against Somerset at Bristol and he took 7 for 93 against Derbyshire at Cheltenham. As a batsman he scored 177 runs in all matches at 6.32 and he took five catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 549. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 6, 8, 9 (Gloucestershire won by 124 runs) not out 1 379 28 6 65 3 V.G.J.Jenkins c C.C.R.Dacre 236 C.Middleton c R.A.Sinfield E.A.Barlow c R.G.W.Melsome did not bat - 113-2d 16.4 3 54 4 B.W.Hone c C.J.Barnett 132 D.F.Walker c B.H.Lyon E.N.Evans c P.I.Van der Gucht A.R.Legard c P.I.Van der Gucht 550. Gloucestershire v Kent, Bristol, May 10, 11, 12 (Gloucestershire won by 8 runs) not out 2 168 23 8 36 2 W.H.Ashdown lbw 223 B.H.Valentine hit wkt not out 1 291 19 8 33 2 W.H.Ashdown b 228 B.H.Valentine lbw 551. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 13, 15, 16 (Surrey won by three wickets) b P.G.H.Fender 6 180 13 1 72 1 R.J.Gregory c R.G.W.Melsome 228 c G.S.Mobey b A.R.Gover 1 172 - - - - 125-7 552. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 17, 18, 19 (Middlesex won by 39 runs) lbw b H.J.Enthoven 0 229 31.4 5 101 3 H.J.Enthoven c P.I.Van der Gucht 376 G.C.Newman c D.A.C.Page I.A.R.Peebles c W.L.Neale 78