Richard John Parkhouse (2 March 1910 – 1 January 1984) was a cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman,[2] he played internationals for Egypt and Nigeria and first-class cricket for Glamorgan.[3]
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| Full name | Richard John Parkhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1910 Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1984 (aged 73) Hereford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 15 July 1939 Glamorgan v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 19 July 1939 Glamorgan v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editBorn in Clydach in 1910,[2] Richard Parkhouse started his cricket career playing for his local club and Llanelli in the 1930s before becoming a teacher in Egypt.[1] Whilst in Egypt, he played for the Egyptian national side against HM Martineau's XI in Cairo in April 1939, scoring a century in the first innings.[4]
In July of that year, he played his only two first-class matches for Glamorgan against Hampshire and Surrey.[5] After World War II, he played two matches for Nigeria against the Gold Coast in Lagos[6] and eventually became a coach in Scotland.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b CricketArchive profile
- ^ Teams played for by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive
- ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 20 April 1939 at CricketArchive
- ^ First-class matches played by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive
- ^ Other matches played by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive
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