Matt Parkinson (cricketer) explained

Matt Parkinson
Country:England
Fullname:Matthew William Parkinson
Birth Date:24 October 1996
Birth Place:Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Family:Callum Parkinson (twin-brother)
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:2019–2022
Onetest:true
Testdebutdate:2 June
Testdebutyear:2022
Testdebutagainst:New Zealand
Testcap:705
Odidebutdate:4 February
Odidebutyear:2020
Odidebutagainst:South Africa
Odicap:256
Lastodidate:13 July
Lastodiyear:2021
Lastodiagainst:Pakistan
T20idebutdate:5 November
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:New Zealand
T20icap:91
Lastt20idate:9 July
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:India
Club1:Lancashire
Clubnumber1:28
Club2:Manchester Originals
Year2:2021–2022
Club3:Mashonaland Eagles
Year3:2022/23
Club4:Durham (on loan)
Year4:2023
Club5:Kent (on loan)
Year5:2023
Clubnumber5:28
Club6:Kent
Year6:2024
Clubnumber6:28
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:1
Runs1:8
Bat Avg1:8.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:8
Deliveries1:93
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:47.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/47
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:5
Runs2:7
Bat Avg2:
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:7
Deliveries2:208
Wickets2:5
Bowl Avg2:40.60
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/28
Catches/Stumpings2:1/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:60
Runs3:440
Bat Avg3:10.47
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:48
Deliveries3:10,806
Wickets3:191
Bowl Avg3:28.37
Fivefor3:7
Tenfor3:1
Best Bowling3:7/126
Catches/Stumpings3:13/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:37
Runs4:60
Bat Avg4:12.00
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:15
Deliveries4:1,850
Wickets4:64
Bowl Avg4:25.50
Fivefor4:2
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:5/51
Catches/Stumpings4:6/–
Date:1 June
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/653695.html Cricinfo

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Parkinson . 21 June 2016 . ESPNCricinfo.
  2. News: Jack Leach: England spinner out of New Zealand Test with concussion . BBC Sport . 2 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Have three brothers ever played in the same first-class fixture? . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Specsavers County Championship Division One, Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Jun 20-23, 2016 . 21 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 16, 2017 . 16 July 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Matt Parkinson signs Lancashire contract extension . 11 January 2022 . The Cricketer.
  7. News: The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Matt Parkinson: Kent to sign England leg-spinner from Lancashire . BBC Sport . 19 June 2023 . 19 June 2023.
  9. Richard Whitehead, "West Indies A v England Lions in 2017-18", Wisden 2019, pp. 1059–64.
  10. Web site: Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series . International Cricket Council . 23 September 2019.
  11. Web site: 3rd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Nov 5 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 December 2019.
  13. Web site: 1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 February 2020.
  14. Web site: England announce squad for Test tour of Sri Lanka . England and Wales Cricket Board . 11 February 2020.
  15. Web site: England Men confirm back-to-training group . England and Wales Cricket Board . 29 May 2020.
  16. Web site: Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 May 2020.
  17. Web site: England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test . International Cricket Council . 17 June 2020.
  18. Web site: Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 17 June 2020.
  19. Web site: Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 July 2020.
  20. Web site: England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group . England and Wales Cricket Board . 9 July 2020.
  21. Web site: Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali star in warm-up as Matt Parkinson is ruled out of series . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 July 2020.
  22. Web site: Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer rested for England Test tour of Sri Lanka . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 December 2020.
  23. Web site: India v England: Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer return to Joe Root's squad for first two Tests in Ahmedabad . BBC Sport . 21 January 2021.
  24. Web site: James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 February 2022.
  25. Web site: Matt Parkinson throws 'biggest spinning ball in ODI history' to Imam-ul-Haq. to mislead - Algulf. 2021-07-19. en-US.
  26. Web site: Jack Leach withdrawn from Test after suffering concussion symptoms during fielding incident . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 June 2022.