Howard Roderick Parkes (31 May 1877 – 28 May 1920) was an English cricketer and athlete.Cricinfo profile A right-handed batsman,CricketArchive profile he played first-class cricket for London County and Warwickshire.Teams played for by Howard Parkes at CricketArchive
Career Howard Parkes' first recorded senior match was for the Gentlemen of Surrey against the Gentlemen of Netherlands.Other Matches played by Howard Parkes at CricketArchive It was an unsuccessful debut, as he was bowled for a duck in each innings.Scorecard of Gentlemen of Surrey v Gentlemen of Netherlands, 17 August 1894 at CricketArchive Two years later, he played for the Surrey Second XI against the Lancashire Second XI, and in 1898 made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire.First-class matches played by Howard Parkes at CricketArchive
Between 1897 and 1900 he attended Oxford University. Whilst he did play in trial matches, he never played for the university cricket team, though he did represent them at hurdling.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1921, Obituaries in 1920 He won the National Championship over 120 yards hurdles at the 1898 AAA Championships.
In 1900, he played a second match for the Surrey Second XI, against Glamorgan,Minor Counties Championship matches played by Howard Parkes at CricketArchive in addition to six first-class matches for London County, also representing them against the West Indies.
In November 1904, he played for Shanghai against the Straits Settlements in Hong Kong, opening the batting.Scorecard of Shanghai v Straits Settlements, 15 November 1904 at CricketArchive
He died in Dorset in 1920 from the effects of gas poisoning suffered whilst on active service in France with the Royal Garrison Artillery in World War I, and was buried at Molesey Cemetery, West Molesey, Surrey. CWGC Casualty Record. His brother-in-law Tom Taylor played for Yorkshire between 1899 and 1906, playing 130 first-class matches in total.Tom Taylor at CricketArchive
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