Cyril Parsloe
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| Full name | Cyril Keith Parsloe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1908 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 September 1989 (aged 80) Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1932-33 to 1939-40 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyril Keith Parsloe (27 September 1908 – 13 September 1989) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1932 to 1940. He played for New Zealand, but not in Test matches.[1]
An accurate fast-medium bowler and tail-end batsman who played in spectacles, Parsloe achieved good pace from a short run-up.[2] He had his most successful match in 1935-36 in the Plunket Shield against Otago, when he took 4 for 37 and 7 for 66 in Wellington's 80-run victory. Unusually, he also opened the batting in this match, scoring 25 and 8.[3] Wellington went on to win the Plunket Shield, and Parsloe led the competition averages with 18 wickets at an average of 12.88.[4]
On the way back by ship from their tour of England in 1937, the New Zealanders played three first-class matches against Australian state teams. Cyril Parsloe joined the team in place of Jack Dunning, who was unable to take any further time away from work.[5] He played all three matches and had New Zealand's best bowling figures of the short tour, 5 for 47 against Victoria.[6] In Sydney, while crossing the Harbour Bridge with some of his teammates, he caught and stopped a runaway cart-horse that had thrown its driver.[7]
He also played rugby union for the Poneke and Johnsonville clubs, and represented Wellington.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "First-class matches played by Cyril Parsloe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Baillie, E. H. M. (13 November 1937). "N.Z. Bowlers Tie Up Victorians: Parsloe Gets Wickets". Sporting Globe: 4. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Otago v Wellington 1935-36". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Bowling in Plunket Shield 1935-36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand to England 1937". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 168–71.
- ^ "Smart work: Parsloe in the news: Runaway horse stopped". Evening Post. Vol. CXXIV, no. 126. 24 November 1937. p. 11.
- ^ "Parsloe Called Up". Auckland Star. LXVIII (230): 9. 28 September 1937. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Senior Form". Evening Post. CXXX (6): 21. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- Cyril Parsloe at ESPNcricinfo
- Cyril Parsloe at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- A photograph of Cyril Parsloe in 1951 from the Alexander Turnbull Library