- Howard Parkes
Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Howard Parkes
country = England
fullname = Howard Roderick Parkes
dayofbirth = 31
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1877
placeofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dayofdeath = 28
monthofdeath = 5
yearofdeath = 1920
placeofdeath =Studland ,Dorset
countryofdeath =England
batting = Right-handed
bowling =
role =Batsman
club1 = London County
year1 = 1900
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Warwickshire
year2 = 1898
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 22 August
debutyear1 = 1898
debutfor1 = Warwickshire
debutagainst1 = Leicestershire
lastdate1 = 19 July
lastyear1 = 1900
lastfor1 = London County
lastagainst1 = Warwickshire
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 7
runs1 = 79
bat avg1 = 7.90
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 21
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 3/0
date = 3 December
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/31879.html CricketArchiveHoward Roderick Parkes (born
31 May 1877 inBirmingham ,England , died28 May 1920 inStudland ,Dorset ) was an Englishcricket er. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18755.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handedbatsman , [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/31879.html CricketArchive profile] ] he playedfirst-class cricket for London County and Warwickshire. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/all_teams.html Teams played for by Howard Parkes] atCricketArchive ]Career
Howard Parkes' first recorded major match was for the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Gentlemen of Netherlands. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/Other_matches.html Other Matches played by Howard Parkes] at CricketArchive] It was an unsuccessful debut, as he was bowled for a duck in each innings. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/103/103084.html Scorecard] of Gentlemen of Surrey v Gentlemen of Netherlands,
17 August 1894 at CricketArchive] Two years later, he played for the Surrey Second XI against the Lancashire Second XI, and in 1898 made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Howard Parkes] at CricketArchive]Between 1897 and 1900 he attended
Oxford University . Whilst he did play in trial matches, he never played for the university cricket team, though he did represent them athurdling .Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1921, [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228167.html Obituaries in 1920] ] In 1900, he played a second match for the Surrey Second XI, against Glamorgan, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31879/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship matches played by Howard Parkes] at CricketArchive] in addition to six first-class matches for London County, also representing them against the West Indies.In November 1904, he played for Shanghai against the Straits Settlements in
Hong Kong , opening the batting. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/131/131583.html Scorecard] of Shanghai v Straits Settlements,15 November 1904 at CricketArchive] He died in Dorset in 1920 from the effects of gas poisoning suffered whilst on active service inFrance with theRoyal Artillery . His brother-in-law Tom Taylor played for Yorkshire between 1899 and 1906, playing 130 first-class matches in total. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33228/33228.html Tom Taylor] at CricketArchive]References
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