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Wil Brian Parker (born 29 May 2002) is a professional Australian rules football player who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and a former domestic cricketer who played for the Victoria cricket team and the Hobart Hurricanes.

Cricket career

Parker made his first-class debut on 14 February 2020, for Victoria in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season. He became the fourth-youngest cricketer to make their first-class debut for Victoria. His uncle, Geoff Parker, also played first-class cricket for Victoria.

In June 2020, Parker signed a professional contract with Victoria for the 2020–21 domestic season, opting to play cricket instead of Australian rules football, where he was touted as a potential early draft selection. He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 December 2020, for the Hobart Hurricanes, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season. He made his List A debut on 10 March 2021, for Victoria in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup. At the end of the 2023-24 Sheffield Shield season and 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup he gave up his contract with Cricket Victoria to return to Australian rules football.

For Victoria he played 4 First-Class games, taking 6 wickets at an average of 32 and scoring 4 runs in 2 innings at an average of 2. Parker also represented Victoria in a solitary one-day match, taking 1 wicket for 44 and scoring 7 runs. In T20 cricket he played 9 games, taking 1 wicket for the cost of 185 runs and scoring 47 runs in 6 innings (with a high score of 25 against the Perth Scorchers in December 2021) at an average of 11.75.

AFL career

For the 2024 AFL season, Parker signed with the Collingwood Football Club as a Category B Rookie. He made his debut against Fremantle in round 11.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season

References

1. "Wil Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. "19th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Feb 14-17 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "Cross-code showdown on the cards as Victoria select AFL gun in state cricket team". Fox Sports. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
4. "Wil Parker to debut for Victoria". Cricket Victoria. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
5. "Wil Parker named in Victoria's Sheffield Shield squad". Sunraysia Daily. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
6. "Legspinner Wil Parker opts for cricket over football with Victoria contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
7. "16th Match (N), Brisbane, Dec 27 2020, Big Bash League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
8. "5th Match, Melbourne, Mar 9 2021, The Marsh Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
9. "Magpies sign former cricketer to complete list". AFL Media. 23 February 2024.
10. Mottram, Seb (21 May 2024). "Ex-BBL cricketer among two debutants for Collingwood in Round 11". 1116 SEN.
11. "Wil Parker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

External links

• Wil Parker at ESPNcricinfo

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