Harry Parks

Infobox Old Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngname = Harry Parks
batting style = Right-hand opening or middle order batsman
bowling style = Right-arm medium
FCs = 483
FC runs = 21725
FC bat avg = 33.57
FC 100s/50s = 42/106
FC top score = 200*
FC balls = 1208
FC wickets = 13
FC bowl avg = 54.23
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 2-37
FC catches/stumpings = 196/0
debut date = 5 June
debut year = 1926
last date = 24 December
last year = 1949
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31888/31888.html CricketArchive

Henry William 'Harry' Parks (born July 18, 1906 at Haywards Heath, Sussex; died May 7, 1984 at Taunton, Somerset) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman whose first-class career with Sussex lasted from 1926 to 1948. In 483 matches he scored 21,725 runs at an average of 33.57, with 42 centuries and a highest score of 200* . He scored 1000 runs in a season 14 times, with a best of 2,122 in 1947. Before World War Two he was a middle-order batsman, but after it he became John Langridge's opening partner.

He was a member of a notable cricketing family, being the brother of Jim Parks senior and the uncle of Jim Parks junior. He stood as a first-class umpire in 1949 and 1950, and played one match for the Commonwealth XI in India in 1949-50, his last first-class match. Afterwards he was a coach at Taunton School.

External links

* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18764.html Cricinfo profile]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228591.html Wisden obituary]