Bobby Parks (cricketer)
Robert James Parks (born 15 June 1959) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior and son of Jim Parks junior. A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruce French. He helped Hampshire to win the 1986 John Player Special League and the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup, and was part of an "English Counties XI" tour of Zimbabwe in 1984–5,
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| Full name | Robert James Parks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1959 Cuckfield, West Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1992 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 30 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parks played for Hampshire between 1980 and 1992. He made 700 wicket-keeping dismissals for the club, setting a club record. In 1993 he played briefly for Kent, making one first-class and one List A match, both at Maidstone in early July.
Parks coached the France national cricket team in 1998.