Donald Parry (cricketer)

Donald Morris Parry (8 February 1911 — 30 March 2002) was an English first-class cricketer.

Donald Parry

Personal information
Full name	Donald Morris Parry
Born	8 February 1911 Hatch End, Middlesex, England
Died	30 March 2002(2002-03-30) (aged 91) Stalham, Norfolk, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1931–1932	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 574 Batting average 22.07 100s/50s –/2 Top score 87* Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2022

Parry was born at Hatch End in February 1911. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School,^[1] before going up to St Catharine's College, Cambridge.^[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1931 and 1932, making seventeen appearances.^[3] He scored a total of 574 runs in his seventeen matches at an average of 22.07,^[4] with a highest score of 87 not out, which was made against the Free Foresters in 1931.^[5] Parry later served in the Second World War with the Scots Guards, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in December 1942.^[6] He relinquished his commission after the war in October 1946.^[7] Parry died in March 2002 at Stalham, Norfolk.