Owen Parkin
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.
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| Full name | Owen Thomas Parkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1972 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2003 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 August 1994 Glamorgan v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 24 June 1992 Dorset v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Glamorgan pen-pics". BBC News. 9 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2010.