Full name Keith Alan Parsons
Born May 2, 1973, Taunton, Somerset
Current age 44 years 360 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 | 292 | 258 | 48 | 6251 | 121 | 29.76 | 2 | 34 | 107 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
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 | 292 | 6345 | 5319 | 146 | 5/39 | 5/39 | 36.43 | 5.02 | 43.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
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 | Leicestershire v Unicorns at Leicester, Aug 18, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Unicorns | v Leics | Leicester | 18 Aug 2013 | LA |
31 | Unicorns | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 13 Aug 2013 | LA |
64* | Unicorns | v Middlesex | Lord's | 11 Aug 2013 | LA |
3 | Unicorns | v Middlesex | Southend-on-Sea | 23 Jun 2013 | LA |
16 | Unicorns | v Somerset | Truro | 14 Jun 2013 | LA |
7 | Unicorns | v Glamorgan | Southend-on-Sea | 9 Jun 2013 | LA |
3 | Unicorns | v Leics | Wormsley | 27 May 2013 | LA |
- | Unicorns | v Gloucs | Bristol | 26 May 2013 | LA |
28 | Unicorns | v Yorkshire | Chesterfield | 19 May 2013 | LA |
28 | Unicorns | v Gloucs | Wormsley | 6 May 2013 | LA |
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