5-519: George Parr may refer to: George Parr (cricketer) (1826–1891), English cricketer George Berham Parr (1901–1975), political figure in the USA George Parr, a generic name for many characters in improvised dialogue by John Bird and John Fortune on TV show Bremner, Bird and Fortune [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
10-511: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Parr&oldid=576889578 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Parr (cricketer) George Parr (22 May 1826 – 23 June 1891)
15-470: Was not out . Parr is widely considered as the best batsman in England in his time. He scored 6,626 runs (average 20.20) at a time when conditions greatly favoured bowlers. His highest score was 130 for Nottinghamshire, against Surrey at The Oval on 14 July 1859; his only century . He made 31 fifties and took 126 catches. He took 29 wickets in his career with a best analysis of 6/42. The Parr Stand which
20-556: Was a stalwart of the All-England Eleven and was captain of the first England touring team, which went to North America in 1859 . He also captained England's second tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1864, returning home unbeaten. During this trip he travelled with the team from Liverpool to Melbourne on the SS Great Britain . Parr played in 207 first-class matches and had 358 innings, in 30 of which he
25-458: Was an English cricketer whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870. Known popularly as the "Lion of the North", Parr was a right-handed batsman and bowled occasional right-handed underarm deliveries. Throughout his career he played mainly for Nottinghamshire , and was club captain from 1856 to 1870. He also made occasional appearances for other counties and for Marylebone Cricket Club . He
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