Sam Parkinson

Sam Parkinson

Personal information
Full name	Samuel David Haslam Parkinson
Born	8 August 1960 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm fast-medium
Relations	Son: Harry Parkinson Daughters: Emily Parkinson, Annabelle Parkinson and Alexandra Parkinson
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981/82–1987/88	South Australia
1981	Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 36 10 Runs scored 376 13 Batting average 12.12 4.33 100s/50s –/1 –/– Top score 62 8 Balls bowled 6,451 395 Wickets 102 5 Bowling average 34.04 56.80 5 wickets in innings 4 – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 7/98 2/43 Catches/stumpings 15/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2011

Samuel David Haslam Parkinson (born 8 August 1960) is a former Australian cricketer. Parkinson was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia.

Parkinson played for Buckinghamshire 1981, making his debut for the English county in the Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He made 9 further appearances for Buckinghamshire in that season, the last of which came against Hertfordshire.^[1] Returning to Australia, Parkinson made his first-class debut for South Australia against New South Wales in the 1981/82 Sheffield Shield. He went on to make a further 35 first-class appearances for South Australia, the last of which came against Western Australia in the 1987/88 Sheffield Shield.^[2] In his 36 first-class appearances for South Australia, he took 102 wickets at an average of 34.04, with best figures of 7/98.^[3] These figures, one of four five wicket hauls he took, came against Western Australia in the 1982/83 Sheffield Shield.^[4] A lower order batsman, Parkinson scored 376 runs at a batting average of 12.12, with a single fifty score of 62,^[5] which came against Tasmania in the 1985/86 Sheffield Shield.^[6]

In the same season that he made his first-class debut, he also made his List A debut for South Australia against Victoria in the 1981/82 McDonald's Cup. Seen as a player better suited to the longer format of the game, he made just 9 further List A appearances for South Australia, the last of which came against Central Districts during South Australia's tour of New Zealand in 1986/87.^[7] He struggled with the ball in the shorter format of the game, taking just 5 wickets at an expensive average of 56.80, with best figures of 2/43.^[8]

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
4. "South Australia v Western Australia, 1982/82 Sheffield Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
6. "Tasmania v South Australia, 1985/86 Sheffield Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
7. "List A Matches played by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
8. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Sam Parkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

External links

• Sam Parkinson at ESPNcricinfo
• Sam Parkinson at CricketArchive