Please answer the following question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. James Parfitt -  James John Alexander Parfitt (23 December 1857 – 17 May 1926) was an amateur English cricketer who played fourteen first-class cricket matches during a career that spanned from 1881 until 1885. He played for both Surrey and Somerset during this time and later appeared for Warwickshire in second-class cricket.
Answer:
Athlete