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Full name | William Richard Parkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 August 1925 Glenfield, Leicestershire, England |
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Died | 1 November 1969 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1950 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013
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William Richard Parkins (20 August 1925 – 1 November 1969) was an English cricketer. Parkins was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Glenfield, Leicestershire.
Parkins made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1950. He made four further first-class appearances in 1950, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the County Championship. In his five matches, he scored 125 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 39.
He died at Leicester, Leicestershire on 1 November 1969.