Bobby Parks (cricketer)
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Full name | Robert James Parks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cuckfield, West Sussex, England | 15 June 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980–1992 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 September 2018 |
Robert James Parks (born 15 June 1959) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior and son of Jim Parks junior.[1] A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruce French.[1]
Parks played for Hampshire between 1980 and 1992.[2] He made 700 wicket-keeping dismissals for the club, setting a club record.[1] In 1993 he played briefly for Kent, making one first-class and one List A match, both at Maidstone in early July.[2][3]
Parks coached the France national cricket team in 1998.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Bobby Parks, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ a b Bobby Parks, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ Fairall B (1993) Cricket: Champions ground down by Kent, The Independent, 1993-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
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- 1959 births
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- English cricketers
- Kent cricketers
- Hampshire cricketers
- English cricket coaches
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Wicket-keepers