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Matt Parkinson

Matt Parkinson appears in 15 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (24 Apr 2026 to 27 Aug 2026). 65 runs in 15 innings. 19 wickets from 230.4 overs. 192 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country: England
Role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Leg-break
Born: 24 Oct 1996 Age 30
Recorded matches: 19222 internationals

Matt Parkinson is a bowler from England with 192 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 22 internationals (2 Tests, 14 ODIs, 6 T20Is).

Batting: 702 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 0 fifties; the most runs came in First-class cricket (535) and the highest recorded score is 48.

Bowling: 341 wickets in recorded matches, 151 of them in First-class cricket, with 7 five-wicket hauls.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

Matt Parkinson: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	5w
Test	2	3	12	8	6.00	63.2	0/0	5	25.00	2.66	0
ODI	14	4	20	10	20.00	105.3	0/0	17	37.59	5.71	1
T20I	6	4	5	5	1.25	45.5	0/0	7	28.29	9.82	0
T20 (league and domestic)	76	15	33	12	6.60	80.5	0/0	94	21.48	8.07	1
100-ball	16	4	11	6	3.67	84.6	0/0	20	17.50	8.27	0
First-class	49	71	535	48	9.39	30.6	0/0	151	37.67	3.39	5
List A	29	17	86	19	12.29	44.8	0/0	47	28.60	5.51	0

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

Matt Parkinson at a glance

FairPlay holds 15 complete scorecards featuring Matt Parkinson, most recently for Kent (T20 and shorter, one-day, first-class).

In those matches Matt Parkinson batted 15 times for 65 runs at a strike rate of 30.52. The highest score was 17 off 22 balls against Middlesex.

With the ball: 19 wickets from 230.4 overs, an economy rate of 4.55. Best figures: 2 for 22 against Middlesex.

How the 9 dismissals happened: caught 6, LBW 2, bowled 1.

These matches were played at 10 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
15	6	65	17	7.22	30.52	0/0

Bowling
17	230.4	14	1,050	19	2/22	4.55

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

Date	Match	Batting	Bowling
27 Aug 2026	Northamptonshire v KentBat 0* (13) · Bowl 2/158 (27.1)	0* (13)	2/158 (27.1)
20 Aug 2026	Middlesex v KentBat 0 (6) & 17 (22) · Bowl 0/28 (6) & 2/22 (8.4)	0 (6) & 17 (22)	0/28 (6) & 2/22 (8.4)
11 Aug 2026	Warwickshire v KentBat 0* (7) · Bowl 2/64 (10)	0* (7)	2/64 (10)
9 Aug 2026	Kent v LeicestershireBat – · Bowl 2/27 (10)	–	2/27 (10)
5 Aug 2026	Surrey v KentBat 1* (2) · Bowl 1/38 (4)	1* (2)	1/38 (4)
2 Aug 2026	Kent v NottinghamshireBat – · Bowl 2/62 (10)	–	2/62 (10)
31 Jul 2026	Kent v SomersetBat – · Bowl 1/55 (10)	–	1/55 (10)
28 Jul 2026	Lancashire v KentBat 0 (5) · Bowl 0/36 (8)	0 (5)	0/36 (8)
26 Jul 2026	Gloucestershire v KentBat 3* (6) · Bowl 1/60 (8)	3* (6)	1/60 (8)
24 Jul 2026	Kent v NorthamptonshireBat – · Bowl 1/46 (10)	–	1/46 (10)
19 Jun 2026	Kent v MiddlesexBat 13 (35) & 0 (1) · Bowl 2/97 (24) & 0/29 (10)	13 (35) & 0 (1)	2/97 (24) & 0/29 (10)
12 Jun 2026	Lancashire v KentBat 11 (28) & 12* (40) · Bowl 1/82 (25)	11 (28) & 12* (40)	1/82 (25)
29 May 2026	Kent v EssexBat 1* (1) · Bowl 0/25 (2)	1* (1)	0/25 (2)
15 May 2026	Kent v DurhamBat 0 (14) · Bowl 1/129 (29.5)	0 (14)	1/129 (29.5)
24 Apr 2026	Worcestershire v KentBat 0 (9) & 7 (24) · Bowl 1/92 (28)	0 (9) & 7 (24)	1/92 (28)

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