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] Parkinson made his Test debut for England in June 2022, as a concussion substitute.[2] His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.[3]
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Full name | Matthew William Parkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 26) Bolton, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Callum Parkinson (twin-brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 705) | 2 June 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Lancashire (squad no. 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2022 |
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.[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]
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.[8]
In September 2019, Parkinson was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.[9] He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.[10] The following month, Parkinson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[11] He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa.[12] Later the same month, Parkinson was also named in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[13]
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.[14][15] 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.[16][17] 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.[18][19] 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.[20]
In December 2020, Parkinson was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[21] In January 2021, he was also named as a reserve player in England's Test squad for their series against India.[22] In February 2022, Parkinson was again named in England's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[23]
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[24]', as the ball spin 12.1 degrees.
Parkinson made his Test debut on 2 June 2022, for England against New Zealand, as a concussion substitute replacing Jack Leach.[25]
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