Richard Parkhouse

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

Richard Parkhouse

Personal information
Full name	Richard John Parkhouse
Born	2 March 1910 Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	1 January 1984 (aged 73) Hereford, England
Batting	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

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. Cricinfo profile
2. 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

External links

• Rootsweb profile