Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley is a former female

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player from

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Table tennis

From 1972 to 1982 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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and in the

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She was ranked number one in England during the early 1970s. She also won four

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titles.

Personal life

She changed her name from Jill Shirley to Jill Hammersley after marrying Nicky Hammersley on 3 July 1970. She later married fellow England international Donald Parker and they had two children. Their daughter Katy Parker represented England at the

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in the table tennis mixed doubles and their son Adam was a semi-professional cricketer.

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Table tennis

Personal life

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