Matt Parkinson (cricketer)
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Full name | Matthew William Parkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bolton, Greater Manchester, England | 24 October 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Callum Parkinson (twin-brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 256) | 4 February 2020 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 13 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 91) | 5 November 2019 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 18 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016–present | Lancashire (squad no. 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2022 |
Matthew William Parkinson (born 24 October 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.[1] His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.[2]
Domestic career[]
A leg-spin bowler, Parkinson 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.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.[4]
In January 2022, Parkinson signed a contract extension to keep him at Lancashire until the end of the 2023 season.[5]
International career[]
He 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.[6]
In September 2019, Parkinson was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.[7] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.[8] The following month, Parkinson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[9] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.[10] Later the same month, Parkinson was also named in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[11]
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.[12][13] 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.[14][15] 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.[16][17] 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.[18]
In December 2020, Parkinson was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India.[20] In February 2022, Parkinson was again named in England's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[21]
References[]
- ^ "Matt Parkinson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Have three brothers ever played in the same first-class fixture?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One, Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Jun 20-23, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Matt Parkinson signs Lancashire contract extension". The Cricketer. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Richard Whitehead, "West Indies A v England Lions in 2017-18", Wisden 2019, pp. 1059–64.
- ^ "Bairstow dropped from England Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "3rd T20I, England tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Nov 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "England announce squad for Test tour of Sri Lanka". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali star in warm-up as Matt Parkinson is ruled out of series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer rested for England Test tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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