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Full name Keith Alan Parsons
Born May 2, 1973, Taunton, Somerset
Current age 36 years 204 days
Major teams Cornwall, Somerset
Nickname Pilot, Pars, Orv
Playing role All-rounder
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 | 247 | 216 | 40 | 5225 | 121 | 29.68 | 2 | 28 | 98 | 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 | 247 | 6333 | 5290 | 146 | 5/39 | 5/39 | 36.23 | 5.01 | 43.3 | 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 | Essex v Somerset at Chelmsford, Jun 13, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Somerset v Warwickshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
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
- Parsons announces retirement (Aug 12, 2008)
- Sussex take charge despite defiant Shah (Jun 1, 2006)
- Mushtaq and Lehmann star (May 10, 2006)
- Somerset give contracts to six (Oct 25, 2004)
- Nottinghamshire secure promotion double (Sep 8, 2004)
Aug 31, 2002
Keith Parsons smites this Dawson delivery to the boundary
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Aug 18, 2002
David Lucas has just trapped Keith Parsons lbw first ball
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Sep 13, 2000
Glen Chapple bowls out Parsons
© Photo by John Dawson
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