Matt Parkinson (cricketer)


Matthew William Parkinson is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019. His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.

Career

A leg-spin bowler, Matt Parkinson made his first-class debut on 20 June 2016 for Lancashire against Warwickshire in the 2016 County Championship, taking 5 for 49 in the first innings. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017. He toured the West Indies with the England Lions in 2017-18, taking 4 for 26 in the final 50-over match against West Indies A and winning the player of the match award.
In September 2019, he was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International squads for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019. The following month, Parkinson was named in England's One Day International squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for England against South Africa. Later the same month, Parkinson was also named in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.
On 29 May 2020, Parkinson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. On 17 June 2020, Parkinson was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies. On 9 July 2020, Parkinson was also included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland. However, on 21 July 2020 in the first intra-squad practice match, Parkinson suffered an ankle injury, and was ruled out of the ODI series.