James William Ralph Parker (born 6 November 1980) is a South African-born English former

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er. The son of the England

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cricketer Paul Parker, he was born in November 1980 at

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. He was educated in England at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he made two first-class appearances for

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against

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in The University Matches of 2001 and 2002, in addition to making three first-class appearances for

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against

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and

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in 2002. For Cambridge University he scored 213 runs with two half centuries and a high score of 86, while for Cambridge UCCE he scored 198 runs with a high score of 55. His overall first-class

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was a respectable 45.66.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Jamie 1980 births Living people Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Cambridge MCCU cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Cricketers from Durban English cricketers People educated at Tonbridge School South African emigrants to the United Kingdom