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Ciss Parkin



Reference
NCC/1/28/3/15
Date:
1925
Level of description
item
Extent
1 cigarette card
Part of
Famous Cricketers, 1925 (NCC/1/28/3)
Scope and Content
Cigarette card depicting a black and white photographic head and shoulders portrait of Ciss Parkin. He is wearing a white shirt and Lancashire cap with red rose crest on the front. Series No.15.

Biography on reverse reads: "Parkin, C. H., Lancashire. Born 1887; Though specializing in cricket, is also a keen football and hockey player. Visited Australia with the English Team, 1920-21. Is a medium paced "googlie" bowler, who uses the occasional fast ball as a surprise. At the Oval, 1921, Gentlemen v. Players, took 9 of the Gentlemen's wickets."
Associations
Cecil Harry Parkin
Subject
cigarette cards
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 cigarette card
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