Palmer was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.
Palmer made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Worcestershire in 1981.
Palmer played 10 further first-class matches for the university, the last coming against Northamptonshire.
[1] In his 11 first-class matches, he took 16 runs at a bowling average of 59.62, with best figures of 4/96.
[2] He played Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches for Buckinghamshire in 1986.