Jonathan St John Parson (born 12 April 1942) is a New Zealand cricketer and businessman who played first-class cricket from 1961 to 1964.[1]

Jonathan Parson
Personal information
Full name
Jonathan St John Parson
Born (1942-04-12) 12 April 1942 (age 82)
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960-61Canterbury
1961-62Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 49
Batting average 4.90
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15
Balls bowled 1195
Wickets 26
Bowling average 20.61
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/80
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2020

Jonathan Parson was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played one match for Canterbury in the 1960–61 season when he was 18. Shortly afterwards he moved to Wellington, for whom he played five matches in 1961–62, when Wellington won the Plunket Shield. Sparingly used, he took 11 wickets at an average of 20.00.[2]

He was most successful in the two first-class matches he played for the New Zealand Under-23 team, taking seven wickets against Northern Districts in 1962-63[3] and six against Auckland in 1963–64, when he took his best figures of 5 for 80 in the second innings.[4] However, despite this success and the fact that he was still only 21, it was his last first-class match.

He and his two sons run a business in Whanganui that designs and manufactures outdoor furniture.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Parson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Plunket Shield Bowling 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Northern Districts v New Zealand Under-23s 1962-63". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Flaxman, Reese (14 June 2013). "Generations of comfort and style win outdoors living". Waikato Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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