William Richard Parkins (20 August 1925 – 1 November 1969) was an English cricketer. Parkins was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Glenfield, Leicestershire.

William Parkins
Personal information
Full name
William Richard Parkins
Born20 August 1925
Glenfield, Leicestershire,
England
Died1 November 1969(1969-11-01) (aged 44)
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 125
Batting average 12.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 39
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

Parkins made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1950. He made four further first-class appearances in 1950, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the County Championship.[1] In his five matches, he scored 125 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 39.[2]

He died at Leicester, Leicestershire on 1 November 1969.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Parkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Parkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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