Bill Parry (umpire)

{{short description|Welsh-born English cricket umpire}}

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| name = Bill Parry

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| country = England

| fullname = William Robert Parry

| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|6|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bangor

| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|7|9|1890|6|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Taunton

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| umpire = true

| testsumpired = 5

| umptestdebutyr = 1928

| umptestlastyr = 1930

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| date = 14 July

| year = 2013

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19162.html Cricinfo

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William Robert Parry (28 June 1890 – 9 July 1955) was a test match umpire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19162.html |title= Bill Parry |accessdate=2013-07-14 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} Born in Bangor in 1890 he began umpiring Minor County matches in the 1920s after losing a leg in the Great War. Known for his idiosyncratic stance, as a result of his disability, he stood in 5 Test matches between 1928 and 1930 before withdrawing from the first class list in 1935 to pursue business interests. He was injured in a match between Yorkshire and Gloucestershire in 1927 when he fell as he hurried into position to judge a run out and broke the remains of his amputated limb. He died in Taunton in 1955.