Dante Parkin

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Dante Parkin
South Africans in England 1894.png
The South African team in 1894. Dante Parkin is sitting on the ground in the centre.
Personal information
Full nameDurant Clifford Parkin
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890-91 to 1896-97Eastern Province
1902-03Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 12
Runs scored 6 334
Batting average 3.00 15.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 6 63*
Balls bowled 130 2089
Wickets 3 48
Bowling average 27.33 20.29
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 3/82 6/25
Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 February 2021

Durant Clifford "Dante" Parkin (born 20 February 1873 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, died 20 March 1936 in , Albany) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1892.[1]

In 1890-91 Parkin took 4 for 69 and 6 for 25 when Eastern Province narrowly beat Griqualand West in the Champion Bat Tournament.[2] In 1891-92 he took seven wickets (match figures of 74–36–59–7 – five-ball overs) and five catches when Eastern Province lost to Walter Read's English touring team.[3] Three weeks later he was one of eight South Africans who made their Test debuts in the only Test played on the tour. He opened the bowling and took the first three wickets to reduce England to 33 for 3 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 97, but the English lower order rallied and England went on to win by an innings.[4]

He toured England with South Africa's first touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played, but was unsuccessful.[5] He played for Griqualand West in the 1902-03 season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Dante Parkin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Eastern Province v Griqualand West 1890-91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Eastern Province v WW Read's XI 1891-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Only Test, England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 19–22 1892". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ "The South African team in England", Cricket, 23 August 1894, pp. 349–50.

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