| Country: | West Indies |
| Fullname: | John Ernest Parker |
| Birth Date: | 1871 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Plantation Vigilance, Demerara, British Guiana |
| Death Place: | Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break googly |
| Club1: | British Guiana |
| Year1: | 1905/06 - 1909/10 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 61 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 15 |
| Deliveries1: | 480 |
| Wickets1: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 56.20 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/28 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/ - |
| Date: | 14 October |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23982/23982.html CricketArchive |
John Ernest Parker (2 July 1871 in Plantation Vigilance, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana – 1946 in Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the second West Indian touring side to England in 1906. He was a right-handed batsman and leg break/googly bowler.
He made his debut in important cricket for British Guiana in the 1905-06 Inter-Colonial Tournament in Trinidad. He scored 6 and 3 and took no wickets. The team for the forthcoming tour of England was decided after this tournament and surprisingly Parker was one of those chosen.
He was a complete disappointment on the 1906 tour to England averaging just 6 with the bat and taking just 4 wickets. Before the tour he was described as "a slow bowler of great merit; took part in the late Intercolonial cricket matches played at Trinidad, and, although not successful in getting wickets, greatly impressed the selectors; hence his inclusion in the team"[1] and "a slow bowler of the Armstrong type, with a field placed on the on-side; a fair defensive batsman and excellent slip".[2]
He played in the next two Inter-Colonial Tournaments in 1907-08 and 1907-08 again with a complete lack of success and this marked the end of his career in important matches.