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Apr 26, 1939 Bulawayo, Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe 85 years old
Zimbabwean cricketer
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- Edward Frank Parker (born April 26, 1939 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup. Parker made his first two first-class appearances in the 1958/59 Currie Cup but didn't play again for over three years.
- He made his return in a match against a touring International XI team and took the wicket of Basil D'Oliveira.
- For the rest of the decade, Parker was a regular in the Rhodesian side for their Currie Cup campaigns and had his best season with the ball in 1967/68 when he took 24 wickets at 20.41.
- This tally included a match haul of 10 for 124 against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein.In 1978, at the age of 39, Parker made a return to cricket, representing Rhodesia B in the President's Cup and Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B in the 1979/80 Castle Bowl tournament.
- His batting improved considerably and despite coming into the Castle Bowl with only two first-class half centuries on his resume, he finished the tournament with 416 runs at 46.22, including four half centuries.He crossed to South African team Griqualand West for the 1981/82 SAB Bowl whom he captained in his three matches.
