Full name Keith Alan Parsons
Born May 2, 1973, Taunton, Somerset
Current age 39 years 25 days
Major teams Cornwall, Somerset, Unicorns
Nickname Pilot, Pars, Orv
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education The Castle School, Taunton; Richard Huish Sixth Form College, Taunton
Relation Twin brother - KJ Parsons
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 130 | 209 | 23 | 5324 | 193* | 28.62 | 6 | 28 | 115 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 274 | 241 | 46 | 5916 | 121 | 30.33 | 2 | 32 | 103 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 464 | 57* | 20.17 | 394 | 117.76 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 130 | 8005 | 4646 | 106 | 5/13 | 43.83 | 3.48 | 75.5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| List A | 274 | 6345 | 5319 | 146 | 5/39 | 5/39 | 36.43 | 5.02 | 43.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 31 | 23 | 338 | 467 | 18 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 25.94 | 8.28 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1992 |
| Last First-class | Somerset v Northamptonshire at Taunton, Sep 12-15, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993 |
| Last List A | Kent v Unicorns at Canterbury, May 20, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46* | Unicorns | v Kent | Canterbury | 20 May 2012 | List A |
| 32 | Unicorns | v Sussex | Hove | 13 May 2012 | List A |
| 20* | Unicorns | v Northants | Northampton | 7 May 2012 | List A |
| 1 | Unicorns | v Derbyshire | Wormsley | 6 May 2012 | List A |
| 0 | Unicorns | v Essex | Wormsley | 15 Apr 2012 | Other OD |
| 29 | Unicorns | v Oxford MCCU | Oxford | 25 Mar 2012 | Other OD |
| 2 | Unicorns | v Glamorgan | Wormsley | 29 Aug 2011 | List A |
| 38 | Unicorns | v Somerset | Taunton | 21 Aug 2011 | List A |
| 7 | Unicorns | v Gloucs | Exmouth | 14 Aug 2011 | List A |
| 2, 0 | Cornwall | v Hrford | Truro | 7 Aug 2011 | Other match |
Keith Parsons was Somerset through and through, born and educated in Taunton and on the Somerset books from an early age. He represented England Schools at U-15 and U-19 level before making his Somerset debut in 1992 when identical twin Kevin was also on the staff. The following year he was named as the county's Young Player of the Year and was a virtual ever-present since. In 2000 he made 193 against the touring West Indies produced his career-best first-class bowling figures for 5 for 13 against Lancashire. The following summer he made 60 off 52 balls in the C&G final and in 2005 was Somerset's leading run-scorer in the National League as well as being in all matches in the successful Twenty20 Cup campaign. However, his opportunities at the club became increasingly limited, and he wasn't picked throughout 2008 - the catalyst which prompted his retirement after a 16-year career. He pledged to represent Cornwall in the Minor Counties for 2009.
Cricinfo staff August 2008
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