Full Name

Derick Recaldo Parry

Born

December 22, 1954, Cotton Ground, Nevis

Age

69y 97d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Derick Parry was an offspinner whose batting was almost good enough to classify him as an allrounder - he ended with a career average of 26.86 without ever making a hundred. He didn't pull up too many trees in his 12-Test career, but the fourth Test in Trinidad against Australia in 1977-78 was his finest hour by a long way. Parry dug West Indies out of a hole with a Test-best 65 in the second innings, then took 5 for 15 - the last four all bowled - as Australia collapsed to 94 all out. It was Parry's only five-for, and it gave West Indies the Frank Worrell Trophy. His chance came about because of the Packer defections. His debut started poorly - he was dismissed first ball, and then his first delivery was a wide. But he rallied with a second-innings fifty, and was selected to tour India in 1978-79 but didn't enjoy a happy trip. He managed 170 runs in the six Tests and took nine wickets, but nevertheless remained in the squad for trips to Australia and New Zealand, England, and Pakistan. The return of the World Series players and the plethora of fast bowlers ended his international career, and his disenchantment caused him to throw in his lot with the rebel West Indies side which toured South Africa in 1982-83 and 1983-84. He received a life ban from the West Indies board, although he played for Cambridgeshire for several seasons.
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Derick Parry Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s6sCtSt
Tests122033816522.41--03140
ODIs651613215.257779.2200-80
FC771192425529626.86--014-500
List A362973364315.27--00-140

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests12171909936235/156/9240.692.9483.0010
ODIs66330259113/473/4723.544.7030.0000
FC77-1608672682519/76-28.952.7164.0-121
List A36-17221018395/345/3426.103.5444.1210
Derick Recaldo Parry

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Debut/Last Matches of Derick Parry

Recent Matches of Derick Parry

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Cambs vs Yorkshire60/4225-Jun-1986LeedsList A
West Ind XI vs South Africa30 & 583/79 & 0/3630-Dec-1983Cape TownFC
West Ind XI vs South Africa63*2/6223-Dec-1983DurbanFC
West Ind XI vs Transvaal6 & 262/6117-Dec-1983JohannesburgFC
West Ind XI vs E. Province5* & 3*2/53 & 0/912-Dec-1983GqeberhaFC