| Cyril Parsloe | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Cyril Keith Parsloe |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Wellington |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1932-33 to 1939-40 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 19 |
| Runs1: | 427 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.34 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 59 |
| Deliveries1: | 3429 |
| Wickets1: | 69 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 22.14 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/66 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Date: | 16 November 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38142.html Cricinfo |
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]
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]