Cyril Keith Parsloe (27 September 1908 – 13 September 1989) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1932 to 1940. He played for New Zealand, but not in Test matches.[1]
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| Full name | Cyril Keith Parsloe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1908-09-27)27 September 1908 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 September 1989(1989-09-13) (aged 80) Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932-33 to 1939-40 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An accurate fast-medium bowler and tail-end batsman who played in spectacles, Parsloe achieved good pace from a short run-up.[2] He had his most successful match in 1935-36 in the Plunket Shield against Otago, when he took 4 for 37 and 7 for 66 in Wellington's 80-run victory. Unusually, he also opened the batting in this match, scoring 25 and 8.[3] Wellington went on to win the Plunket Shield, and Parsloe led the competition averages with 18 wickets at an average of 12.88.[4]
On the way back by ship from their tour of England in 1937, the New Zealanders played three first-class matches against Australian state teams. Cyril Parsloe joined the team in place of Jack Dunning, who was unable to take any further time away from work.[5] He played all three matches and had New Zealand's best bowling figures of the short tour, 5 for 47 against Victoria.[6] In Sydney, while crossing the Harbour Bridge with some of his teammates, he caught and stopped a runaway cart-horse that had thrown its driver.[7]
He also played rugby union for the Poneke and Johnsonville clubs, and represented Wellington.[8][9]