Former England Cricketer Jim Parks Dies At 90

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[{"selector":"#anim-d013bd75-192f-425f-aeea-38303d8435bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5bded38-fb58-4908-8aab-4f5835f49e78","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3f2daed-d564-43cc-9ee7-eac4c361023b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.406249735474812%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] "Sussex Cricket is deeply saddened to announce the death of Jim Parks at the age of 90," the club said in a statement.

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[{"selector":"#anim-495446b7-8097-49cd-bda0-cae3fc1a5fd7","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c294b669-b143-4c9f-a208-880e917d49e1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1debb47b-c93e-4a71-9175-723f5efa9925 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.406249735474812%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] "Jim died in Worthing hospital this morning after a fall at home last week."

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[{"selector":"#anim-bf4a6ead-c349-4714-92e1-26f2f4ee48dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3c08ec1-9ab9-47e5-9bbf-3825fbe03eae","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-82a0e6fe-d49c-4691-abc8-674b8bfb2e4a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.406249735474812%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] He was picked purely as a batsman for a single Test against Pakistan in 1954 but he only really made an impact once he took up wicketkeeping four years later.

[{"selector":"#anim-dc6130bc-ccc0-4b5f-a4a8-b1e4fcd38a9c","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01954880-5341-4dfc-a6e5-72bde9b8dae1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9dba251b-d1f7-488d-b586-8c5ec28fe4a2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.406249735474812%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] "He enjoyed a remarkable career and was a fine servant to Sussex, Somerset and England over many years. Our thoughts are with his friends and family."