Donald Parry (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Donald Morris Parry
Birth Date:8 February 1911
Birth Place:Hatch End, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Stalham, Norfolk, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1931 - 1932
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:17
Runs1:574
Bat Avg1:22.07
100S/50S1:–/2
Top Score1:87
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:1 January
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18778.html Cricinfo

Donald Morris Parry (8 February 1911 — 30 March 2002) was an English first-class cricketer.

Parry was born at Hatch End in February 1911. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School,[1] before going up to St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1931 and 1932, making seventeen appearances.[3] He scored a total of 574 runs in his seventeen matches at an average of 22.07,[4] with a highest score of 87 not out, which was made against the Free Foresters in 1931.[5] Parry later served in the Second World War with the Scots Guards, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1942. He relinquished his commission after the war in October 1946. Parry died in March 2002 at Stalham, Norfolk.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Donald Parry. CricketArchive. 2022-01-01. subscription.
  2. Book: The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1998. 1998. 602. Cambridge University Press. 9780521777544 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Donald Parry. CricketArchive. 2022-01-01. subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Donald Parry. CricketArchive. 2022-01-01. subscription.
  5. Web site: Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1931. CricketArchive. 2022-01-01. subscription.