Edward Frank Parker (born 26 April 1939) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup.
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| Full name | Edward Frank Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1939-04-26) 26 April 1939 (age 83) Bulawayo, Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958–1969 | Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Griqualand West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parker made his first two first-class appearances in the 1958/59 Currie Cup but didn't play again for over three years.[1] He made his return in a match against a touring International XI team and took the wicket of Basil D'Oliveira.[2] For the rest of the decade, Parker was a regular in the Rhodesian side for their Currie Cup campaigns and had his best season with the ball in 1967/68 when he took 24 wickets at 20.41.[3] This tally included a match haul of 10 for 124 against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein.[4]
In 1978, at the age of 39, Parker made a return to cricket, representing Rhodesia B in the President's Cup and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B in the 1979/80 Castle Bowl tournament. His batting improved considerably and despite coming into the Castle Bowl with only two first-class half centuries on his resume, he finished the tournament with 416 runs at 46.22, including four half centuries.[5]
He crossed to South African team Griqualand West for the 1981/82 SAB Bowl whom he captained in his three matches.[6]