Peter Parfitt was a quick-footed left-hander from Norfolk whose voice could make a taxi-driver turn his head several streets away. He was unlucky to be competing for an England place at a time when their batting - with the likes of Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, Colin Cowdrey, Ken Barrington, Tom Graveney and Basil D'Oliveira on call - was at its strongest since the 1920s. Parfitt, who was also a more than respectable offspinner and a brilliant slip, still scored heavily enough to play 37 Tests, more than half of them on tour. Of his seven England hundreds, four were scored against Pakistan in 1962.
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Peter Parfitt Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	6s	Ct
Tests	37	52	6	1882	131*	40.91	7	6	2	42
FC	498	845	104	26924	200*	36.33	58	144	-	565
List A	75	72	3	1506	119	21.82	2	5	-	17

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	37	22	1326	574	12	2/5	2/19	47.83	2.59	110.5	0	0
FC	498	-	18385	8401	277	6/45	-	30.32	2.74	66.3	-	5
List A	75	-	945	689	34	4/2	4/2	20.26	4.37	27.7	3	0

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Recent Matches of Peter Parfitt

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
M.C.C. vs East Africa	83 & 30	--	18-Jan-1974	Nairobi (Gym)	FC
England vs Australia	51 & 18	0/10	10-Aug-1972	The Oval	Test # 702
England vs Australia	2 & 0*	--	27-Jul-1972	Leeds	Test # 701
Middlesex vs Essex	3	--	19-Jul-1972	Westcliff-on-Sea	List A
England vs Australia	0 & 46	--	13-Jul-1972	Nottingham	Test # 700