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Matt Parkinson

Kent · Kent

Matt Parkinson

30England

  • Right-handed lower-order batter
  • Right-arm leg-spin bowler
  • Middle-overs bowler

First-class record

Batting

MatInnsRunsAvgSR100/50HS
First-class791046498.4330.20/048
Tests1188.00100.00/08
Domestic781036418.4329.90/048
Last 101017744.9329.40/017

Bowling

MatBallsWktsAvgEconBest5w10w
First-class7914,61024333.523.347/12681
Tests193147.003.031/4700
Domestic7814,51724233.463.357/12681
Last 10101,8583141.774.187/13710

Batting style

Watchful lower-order batter

  • Weak against spin
  • Weak against pace
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average8.932.2
Average v pace9.929.3
Average v spin7.038.3
Strike rate v pace3254
Strike rate v spin2555
Balls per dismissal3060
Dot %85.272.6

1,688 balls in Tests and first-class · Apr 2022 – Aug 2026

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Bowling style

Toothless leg-spinner

  • Weak against right-handers
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average40.533.2
Balls per wicket66.859.3
Economy3.643.36
Average with the new ball40.327.9
Average v right-handers39.731.8
Average v left-handers42.537.1
Dot %66.272.4

9,554 balls bowled in Tests and first-class · Apr 2022 – Aug 2026

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Men's First-class

Overall rank
398th
all first-class bowlers
Runs a match
−20.8
above an average player

Men's First-class bowling, runs a match

AveragePeak +12.7
May 2022Now −20.7
20172019202120232025
Last 2 yearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsBowl avgEcon
First-class151415.626.74449.54.15

Not in our first-class batting rankings.

Team

  • KentCounty ChampionshipLast played Aug 2026

First-class streaks

Last 10CareerNowBest
Took a wicket10/1094%16288743111222
  • Matt Parkinson has taken a wicket in 10 of the last 10 first-class matches bowled in, including the last 16.

Last 10 first-class matches

DateTeamOpponentGroundBatBowlResult
27 Aug 2026KentNorthamptonshireCounty Ground0* (13)2/158 (27.1)Drawn
20 Aug 2026KentMiddlesexMerchant Taylors' School Ground0 & 172/50 (14.4)Kent won by 46 runs
19 Jun 2026KentMiddlesexSt Lawrence Ground13 & 02/126 (34.0)Kent won by 49 runs
12 Jun 2026KentLancashireStanley Park11 & 12*1/82 (25.0)Kent won by 140 runs
15 May 2026KentDurhamKent County Cricket Ground0 (14)1/129 (29.5)Drawn
24 Apr 2026KentWorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road0 & 71/92 (28.0)Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs
24 Sept 2025KentDerbyshireSt Lawrence Ground0 & 03/188 (38.0)Derbyshire won by an innings and 229 runs
8 Sept 2025KentLancashireSt Lawrence Ground12 & 04/148 (32.2)Drawn
29 Jul 2025KentLeicestershireSt Lawrence Ground2 (15)7/137 (34.0)Drawn
22 Jul 2025KentGlamorganSophia Gardens0 & 08/185 (46.4)Glamorgan won by 5 wickets

Pace and pitch map

T20s698 balls

FullOff side2m4m6m8m10m12m0.1% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps1.9% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps1.3% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps2.3% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.9% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.9% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps6.6% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps6.4% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps6.3% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.9% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps3.2% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps7.7% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps6.9% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps5.7% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.0% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps5.4% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps4.0% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps3.6% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps3.9% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps4.3% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps3.3% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.4% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.3% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps3.0% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps1.0% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.1% of balls, 9–10m from the stumpsLeg sideShort

Records

  1. =3rdMost five-wicket hauls in One-Day Cup history2
  2. =5thMost four-wicket hauls in The Hundred1
  3. 6thMost wickets in One-Day Cup history77
  4. =6thMost four-wicket hauls in T20 Blast history5
  5. 9thBest bowling averages in The Hundred17.50
  6. =10thBest bowling figures in The Hundred4/9

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