Derick Recaldo Parry (born 22 December 1954) is a former

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from St Kitts and Nevis who played 12

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and six

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s for the

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. Parry was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm

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bowler. Parry's international career came to an end after he joined the rebel tours to South Africa in 1982–83 and 1983–84, defying the international sporting boycott of the

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state. Parry spent 15 seasons between 1981 and 1996 as the professional at Horden CC in the Durham Senior League, missing only the 1992 season in this spell.

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1954 births Living people Combined Islands cricketers Leeward Islands cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Nevisian cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in England {{SaintKittsNevis-cricket-bio-stub