Alan Parnaby (cricketer)
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Sunderland, County Durham, England
Westminster, London, England
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| Full name | Alan Herring Parnaby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1916 Sunderland, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 November 1974 (aged 58) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1953 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1939 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigadier Alan Herring Parnaby OBE (2 September 1916 – 25 November 1974) was an English cricketer and British Army officer. Parnaby was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham and died at Westminster, London.
Parnaby made his debut for Durham in the 1936 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1936 to 1939, making 26 appearances and captaining the county.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Minor Counties against Oxford University in 1939.[2] In this match, Parnaby scored 29 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before he was dismissed by David Macindoe, while in their second-innings he scored a century, making 101 in the Minor Counties successful chase of 301, though his innings was ended by Michael Farebrother, with the Minor Counties reaching their target with four wickets in hand.[3]
While serving in the military, Parnaby made his first-class debut for the Combined Services against Kent at Garrison Ground 2. He made five further first-class appearances for the team in the 1949 season, before making a final appearance in 1953 against the touring Australians.[2] In his seven first-class matches for the Combined Services, he scored 303 runs at an average of 21.64, with a high score of 87.[4] This score was one of two half centuries he made for the team and came on debut against Kent.[5]