Matt Parkinson
Parkinson in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Matthew William Parkinson
Born (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27)
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
RelationsCallum Parkinson (twin-brother)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 705)2 June 2022 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 256)4 February 2020 v South Africa
Last ODI13 July 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 91)5 November 2019 v New Zealand
Last T20I9 July 2022 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2023Lancashire (squad no. 28)
2021–2022Manchester Originals
2022/23Mashonaland Eagles
2023→ Durham (on loan)
2023→ Kent (on loan) (squad no. 28)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 54 37
Runs scored 8 7 309 60
Batting average 8.00 – 9.08 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8 7* 30 15*
Balls bowled 93 208 9,484 1,850
Wickets 1 5 173 64
Bowling average 47.00 40.60 25.84 25.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/47 2/28 7/126 5/51
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 12/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2023

Matthew William Parkinson (born 24 October 1996) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.[1] Parkinson made his Test debut for England in June 2022, as a concussion substitute.[2] His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.[3]

Domestic career

A leg-spin bowler, Parkinson, who was born at Bolton and educated at Bolton School,[1] made his first-class debut on 20 June 2016 for Lancashire against Warwickshire in the 2016 County Championship, taking 5 for 49 in the first innings.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.[5]

In January 2022, Parkinson signed a contract extension to keep him at Lancashire until the end of the 2023 season.[6] In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[7]

In June 2023, it was announced that Parkinson would join Kent at the end of the season.[8]

International career

Parkinson toured the West Indies with the England Lions in 2017-18, taking 4 for 26 in the final 50-over match against West Indies A and winning the player of the match award.[9]

In September 2019, Parkinson was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.[10] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.[11] The following month, Parkinson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[12] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.[13] Later the same month, Parkinson was also named in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[14]

On 29 May 2020, Parkinson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16] On 17 June 2020, Parkinson was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[17][18] On 9 July 2020, Parkinson was also included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland.[19][20] However, on 21 July 2020 in the first intra-squad practice match, Parkinson suffered an ankle injury, and was ruled out of the ODI series.[21]

In December 2020, Parkinson was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[22] In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India.[23] In February 2022, Parkinson was again named in England's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[24]

In the final ODI of the 2021 Pakistan Tour of England, Parkinson bowled Imam-ul-Haq, placing the ball in the rough, and generating a large amount of turn. The ball was stated to be the 'biggest spinning ball in the history of ODI cricket[25]', as the ball spun 12.1 degrees.

Parkinson made his Test debut on 2 June 2022, for England against New Zealand, as a concussion substitute replacing Jack Leach.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Matt Parkinson". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Jack Leach: England spinner out of New Zealand Test with concussion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Have three brothers ever played in the same first-class fixture?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One, Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Jun 20-23, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Matt Parkinson signs Lancashire contract extension". The Cricketer. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Matt Parkinson: Kent to sign England leg-spinner from Lancashire". BBC Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. ^ Richard Whitehead, "West Indies A v England Lions in 2017-18", Wisden 2019, pp. 1059–64.
  10. ^ "Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "3rd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Nov 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. ^ "England announce squad for Test tour of Sri Lanka". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. ^ "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  20. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali star in warm-up as Matt Parkinson is ruled out of series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer rested for England Test tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  23. ^ "India v England: Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  24. ^ "James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Matt Parkinson throws 'biggest spinning ball in ODI history' to Imam-ul-Haq. to mislead - Algulf". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Jack Leach withdrawn from Test after suffering concussion symptoms during fielding incident". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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Kent County Cricket Club – current squad
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