Swing bowler Owen Parkin burst onto the county scene in 1996, taking 5-28 on his Sunday League debut against Sussex at Hove. It was a worthy reward for the former Bath University student who had spent much of the previous summer on the sidelines after a serious back injury. Corrective surgery and long hours at Glamorgan's Indoor School resulted in a full return to fitness.

Parkin continued his progress in 1998, and in 1999 Parkin topped the county`s bowling averages. He has subsequently become an integral member of the county`s attack in one day cricket, and his fine bowling in the Benson and Hedges Cup matches in 2000 was one of the factors behind Glamorgan playing in their first Lord`s final since 1977.

Although he was born in Coventry, Parkin`s family hail from Gwent. He was educated in Bournemouth and played Minor County cricket for Dorset in 1992. The following summer Parkin joined the Glamorgan staff and in 1994 he made his first-class debut against Middlesex at Lord's. (Contributed by Andrew Hignell - October 2002)

Owen Parkin Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
FC	41	48	20	228	24*	8.14	-	-	-	-	12
List A	96	38	16	77	14*	3.50	-	-	-	-	22
T20s	3	1	0	0	0	0.00	1	0.00	0	0	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
FC	41	-	6099	3014	108	5/24	-	27.90	2.96	56.4	-	2
List A	96	-	4147	3256	123	5/28	5/28	26.47	4.71	33.7	2	1
T20s	3	3	66	90	3	2/9	2/9	30.00	8.18	22.0	0	0

Recent Matches of Owen Parkin

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Glamorgan vs WORCS	--	0/39	29-Jul-2003	Worcester	List A
Glamorgan vs India A	2	1/19 & 0/3	24-Jul-2003	Swansea	FC
Glam 2nd XI vs Hants 2nd XI	--	1/35	27-Jun-2003	Panteg	OTHEROD
Glamorgan vs Gloucs	--	1/52	24-Jun-2003	Bristol	T20
Glamorgan vs WORCS	--	2/9	23-Jun-2003	Cardiff	T20