Francis David Parr (1 June 1928 – 8 May 2012) was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and a jazz trombonist with the Mick Mulligan Band.
Lancashire's captain, Nigel Howard, had been prepared to overlook Parr's scruffiness and laid-back approach, but in 1954 Cyril Washbrook took over the captaincy.
A stricter disciplinarian than Howard, Washbrook insisted on tidier dress and better behaviour from his side, and dropped Parr after only five matches.
Worcestershire offered Parr a job, but withdrew after Washbrook wrote to warn them against employing him, saying that he could be "a grave social risk".
[1] He remained a cricket enthusiast, captaining a team of jazz musicians called The Ravers and attending Lancashire Players' Association functions at Old Trafford.