Clarence Parfitt is a former Bermudian and Scottish cricket

Cricket

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er. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler. He is reputed to be the greatest bowler that Bermuda has produced. He started his career in his native Bermuda, playing one first-class

First-class cricket

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 match against New Zealand

New Zealand cricket team

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 in 1972, taking five wickets in New Zealand's only innings. He also represented Bermuda in the 1979 ICC Trophy

1979 ICC Trophy

Canada proved too strong for Malaysia, Rasiah Ratnalingham's excellent analysis of 12-5-18-3 not enough to stop the Canadians winning by 44 runs thanks to 77 from Cecil Marshall and 4-33 from John Vaughan...

.

He later settled in Scotland

Scotland

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 and would go on to play for the Scottish cricket team

Scottish cricket team

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 on twelve occasions, including nine List A matches, between 1988 and 1990, making his debut against Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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. He is now a Development Officer for Cricket Scotland

Cricket Scotland

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, and was inducted into Bermuda's sporting hall of fame in 2004.