Paris was born in August 1908 at Torphichen, West Lothian.
He was educated at Linlithgow Academy,[1] before matriculating to the Edinburgh College of Art.
He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, against Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1937, and Ireland at Glasgow in 1938.
[5] In January 1957, Paris was appointed president of the West Lothian County Cricket Association.
[8] He spent the next 19 years teaching at Bathgate, before being appointed to the same role at Whitburn Academy in January 1965.