Bobby Parks (cricketer)

Robert James Parks (born 15 June 1959) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior and son of Jim Parks junior.[1] A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruce French.[1] He helped Hampshire to win the 1986 John Player Special League and the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup, and was part of an "English Counties XI" tour of Zimbabwe in 1984–5,[2]

Bobby Parks
Personal information
Full name
Robert James Parks
Born (1959-06-15) 15 June 1959
Cuckfield, West Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980–1992Hampshire
1993Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 256 251
Runs scored 3,957 972
Batting average 19.58 16.20
100s/50s 0/14 0/0
Top score 89 38*
Balls bowled 189 0
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 642/72 266/47
Source: CricInfo, 30 September 2018

Parks played for Hampshire between 1980 and 1992.[3] He made 700 wicket-keeping dismissals for the club, setting a club record.[1] In 1993 he played briefly for Kent, making one first-class and one List A match, both at Maidstone in early July.[3][4]

Parks coached the France national cricket team in 1998.[1]

References
  1. Bobby Parks, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. "English Counties XI in Zimbabwe: Feb/Mar 1985". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. Bobby Parks, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  4. Fairall B (1993) Cricket: Champions ground down by Kent, The Independent, 1993-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
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