| Eric Palmer | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Eric John Palmer |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Romford, Essex, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Essex |
| Year1: | 1957 |
| Club2: | Berkshire |
| Year2: | 1955 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 39 |
| Bat Avg1: | 39.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Deliveries1: | 432 |
| Wickets1: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.14 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
| Date: | 21 November |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18402.html Cricinfo |
Eric John Palmer (born 16 June 1931) is a former English cricketer. Palmer was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born at Romford, Essex.
Palmer played Second XI cricket for Essex in 1955, as well as making a single appearance for Berkshire in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Devon.[1] He played for the Essex Second XI the following season, before making his first-class debut for Essex in the 1957 County Championship against Gloucestershire. He made three further first-class appearances in that season, against Surrey, Somerset and Gloucestershire.[2] In what was to be his only first-class appearances for the county, Palmer took 7 wickets at an average of 32.14, with best figures of 2/35.[3] With the bat he scored a total of 39 runs, with a high score of 11 not out.[4] Over the coming decade he played infrequently for the Essex Second XI, playing his final matches for them in 1967.