Owen Parkin

Owen Parkin
Personal information
Full name
Owen Thomas Parkin
Born (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 52)
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

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.

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.

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