Charles Henry Parnther (1 October 1813 – 10 November 1854) was an English civil servant and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Marylebone Cricket Club, the Gentlemen and All-England teams between 1832 and 1836.[1] He was born at Westminster, London and died at Walham Green, also in London.
Parnther was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] As a cricketer, he was an all-rounder: generally a middle-order batsman and a bowler, though it is not known what his batting or bowling styles were.[1] His best bowling match was for Cambridge University against the Cambridge Town Club in 1834 when he opened the batting and top-scored for the university with 31 in the second innings, and took at least seven of the 10 Town wickets, and caught one of the others: the full figures for the game are not available.[3] His best batting came in another good all-round game for him: playing for MCC against Cambridge University in 1835, he scored 17 and an unbeaten 43, and also took seven university wickets, with five in the second innings.[4] He played in the Gentlemen v Players matches of 1834, 1835 and 1836 without much success, and in three games for the All-England team (which played as "England") he made only one run and took no wickets at all.[1]
Parnther graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1836; he was later employed at the Foreign Office.[2]