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 (age 64) Cuckfield, West Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1980–1992	Hampshire
1993	Kent
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.

External links

• Bobby Parks at ESPNcricinfo