Richard Parkhouse

Richard Parkhouse
Personal information
Full name Richard John Parkhouse
Born 2 March 1910(1910-03-02)
Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
Died 1 January 1984(1984-01-01) (aged 73)
Hereford, England
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years Team
1939 Glamorgan
First-class debut 15 July 1939 Glamorgan v Hampshire
Last First-class 19 July 1939 Glamorgan v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2008

Richard John Parkhouse (2 March 1910 – 1 January 1984) was an cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman,[2] he played internationals for Egypt and Nigeria and first-class cricket for Glamorgan.[3]

Biography

Born 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

  1. ^ a b c Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ Teams played for by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive
  4. ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 20 April 1939 at CricketArchive
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive
  6. ^ Other matches played by Richard Parkhouse at CricketArchive

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