Thomas Parker (29 August 1845 – 22 September 1880) was an
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cricket
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er who played for
Otago. He was born in
Bradford and died in
Dunedin
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Parker made two appearances for the team, the first in 1865, and the second almost exactly two years later, in 1867. He scored 5 runs in three innings, including a top score of 4 runs.
In 15 overs of bowling, he took six wickets, including a best bowling analysis of 5-6 - a bowling average of 2.
See also
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List of Otago representative cricketers
This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Otago cricket team. Otago played its first representative match in January 1864 against Southland, before playing the first match in New Zealand which ...
External links
Thomas Parkerat Cricket Archive
1845 births
1880 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Otago cricketers
Burials at Dunedin Northern Cemetery
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