Howard Parkes

Howard Parkes' first recorded senior match was for the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Gentlemen of Netherlands.^[4] It was an unsuccessful debut, as he was bowled for a duck in each innings.^[5] Two years later, he played for the Surrey Second XI against the Lancashire Second XI,^[4] and in 1898 made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire.^[6]

Between 1897 and 1900 he attended Oxford University. Whilst he did play in trial matches, he never played for the university cricket team, though he did represent them at hurdling.^[7] He won the National Championship over 120 yards hurdles at the 1898 AAA Championships.^[8][9]

In 1900, he played a second match for the Surrey Second XI, against Glamorgan,^[10] in addition to six first-class matches for London County,^[6] also representing them against the West Indies.^[4]

In November 1904, he played for Shanghai against the Straits Settlements in Hong Kong, opening the batting.^[11]

He died in Dorset in 1920 from the effects of gas poisoning suffered whilst on active service in France with the Royal Garrison Artillery in World War I,^[7] and was buried at Molesey Cemetery, West Molesey, Surrey.^[12] His brother-in-law Tom Taylor played for Yorkshire between 1899 and 1906, playing 130 first-class matches in total.^[13]