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| Full name | James John Alexander Parfitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1857 Bwlch, Breconshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 May 1926 (aged 68) Wimbledon, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1881–1882 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883–1885 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 11 August 1881 Surrey v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 10 August 1885 Somerset v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James John Alexander Parfitt, KC (23 December 1857 – 17 May 1926) was an English judge who was called to the bar in 1887, and served as a County Court judge from 1918 until his death eight years later. He did not approve of verbose counsel, and would often succinctly summarise their arguments. He was known as a compassionate but businesslike judge.
Early in life, he played as an amateur cricketer, appearing in fourteen first-class cricket matches during a career that spanned from 1881 until 1885. Primarily used for his fast-medium pace bowling, Parfitt played for both Surrey and Somerset during this time, and later appeared for Warwickshire in second-class cricket.