Matthew Edgar Parkinson (born 14 September 1972) is a former English cricketer. Parkinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Lancaster, Lancashire.
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| Full name | Matthew Edgar Parkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1972 Lancaster, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997; 2000 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Lancashire Cricket Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parkinson made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against Cumberland in 1996. The following season he made his second and final Championship appearance for the county against Staffordshire.[1]
In 1999, he made his debut in List A cricket for the Lancashire Cricket Board against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy, in what would be his only List A appearance for the side.[2]
In 2000, he moved back south to play a single List A match for Cambridgeshire against Hertfordshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his two List A matches, he scored 25 runs at a batting average of 25.00, with a high score of 20.