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George Parr's 130 — Only First-Class Century, Notts v Surrey, the Oval, July 1859

Nottinghamshire vs Surrey

1859-07-14

On 14 July 1859 the Nottinghamshire captain George Parr — the 'Lion of the North' and Clarke's heir as captain of the All-England Eleven — scored 130 against Surrey at the Oval. It was the only first-class century of his career, and a public confirmation that he was now the leading professional batsman in England, the man widely held to be the best cricketer in the world in his prime.

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The Parr Tree at Trent Bridge — The Elm Hit for Six for 28 Summers

Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven home matches

1859-08-01

An elm tree standing inside the boundary at Trent Bridge on the Bridgford Road side became the most famous tree in cricket because George Parr — the dominant Nottinghamshire batsman from the late 1840s to the late 1860s — habitually hit it for six with his trademark leg-side sweep. Parr's Tree stood for more than a century until it was felled by gales at New Year 1976; a branch had earlier been laid on Parr's coffin in 1891.

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