Owen Thomas Parkin (born 24 September 1972[1]) is a retired English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman[1] and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.[1] Born in Coventry,[1] his first-class career began with Glamorgan in 1994, playing twice during the 1994 County Championship, and taking 5/28 on his Sunday League debut, after a season in which he had spent much of the time incapacitated with a back injury. For a few years, he was a regular member of the Glamorgan team in both 4-day and 1-day cricket, but towards the end of his career, he was regarded more as a specialist one-day bowler, and played an important role in Glamorgan's National League successes in the early 2000s. He retired from first-class cricket in 2003.

Owen Parkin
Personal information
Full name
Owen Thomas Parkin
Born (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 51)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleBowler, batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1993Dorset
1994–2003Glamorgan
First-class debut4 August 1994 Glamorgan v Middlesex
List A debut24 June 1992 Dorset v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 41 96 3
Runs scored 228 77
Batting average 8.14 3.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24* 14* 300*
Balls bowled 6,099 4,147 66
Wickets 108 123 3
Bowling average 27.90 26.47 30.00
5 wickets in innings 2 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/28 2/9
Catches/stumpings 12/– 22/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 December 2016

Before joining Glamorgan, he played in the 1991 Second XI championship with Hampshire and also for Dorset Minor Counties.

Following his retirement, Parkin went into education as a mathematics teacher. He taught at Milton Abbey School from 2008 to 2011, and at Canford School from 2011 onwards. He has been a housemaster at both establishments.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Glamorgan pen-pics". BBC News. 9 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

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