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Callum Francis Parkinson (born 24 October 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham. Primarily a slow left arm orthodox bowler, he bats right handed. He is the twin-brother of Kent and England spinner, Matt Parkinson.

On 17 September 2016, Parkinson rejected a new contract at Derbyshire and signed for Leicestershire ahead of the 2017 season. He made his List A debut for Leicestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 16 May 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Leicestershire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 9 July 2017.

In April 2022, he was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

References

1. "Matt Parkinson: Playing against twin Callum 'would be a bit weird'". The Bolton News. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
2. "Parkinson signs for Leicestershire". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Yorkshire v Leicestershire at Leeds, May 16, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
4. "NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Leicestershire at Liverpool, Jul 9, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
5. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

• Callum Parkinson at ESPNcricinfo
• Callum Parkinson at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1996 births
• Living people
• English cricketers
• Cricketers from Bolton
• People educated at Bolton School
• Derbyshire cricketers
• Leicestershire cricketers
• Staffordshire cricketers
• Northern Superchargers cricketers
• Durham cricketers