Wil Parker
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| Full name | Wil Brian Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, Victoria,Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Eastern Ranges(Talent League) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | Collingwood | 5 (1) | |
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Geoff Parker(uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2023/24 | Victoria(squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–2022/23 | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,4 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wil Brian Parker(born 29 May 2002)[1]is a professionalAustralian rules football playerwho currently plays for theCollingwood Football Club,and a former domestic cricketer who played for theVictoria cricket teamand theHobart Hurricanes.
Cricket career
[edit]Parker made hisfirst-classdebut on 14 February 2020, forVictoriain the2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.[2][3]He became the fourth-youngest cricketer to make their first-class debut for Victoria.[4]His uncle,Geoff Parker,also played first-class cricket for Victoria.[5]
In June 2020, Parker signed a professional contract with Victoria for the 2020–21 domestic season, opting to play cricket instead ofAustralian rules football,where he was touted as a potential early draft selection.[6]He made hisTwenty20debut on 27 December 2020, for theHobart Hurricanes,in the2020–21 Big Bash League season.[7]He made hisList Adebut on 10 March 2021, for Victoria in the2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.[8]At the end of the2023-24 Sheffield Shield seasonand2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cuphe gave up his contract withCricket Victoriato return toAustralian rules football.
For Victoria he played 4 First-Class games, taking 6 wickets at an average of 32 and scoring 4 runs in 2 innings at an average of 2. Parker also represented Victoria in a solitary one-day match, taking 1 wicket for 44 and scoring 7 runs. In T20 cricket he played 9 games, taking 1 wicket for the cost of 185 runs and scoring 47 runs in 6 innings (with a high score of 25 against thePerth Scorchersin December 2021) at an average of 11.75.
AFL career
[edit]For the2024 AFL season,Parker signed with theCollingwood Football Club[9]as a Category B Rookie. He made his debut againstFremantlein round 11.[10]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[11]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2024 | Collingwood | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Wil Parker".CricketArchive.Retrieved7 March2020.
- ^"19th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Feb 14-17 2020".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved14 February2020.
- ^"Cross-code showdown on the cards as Victoria select AFL gun in state cricket team".Fox Sports. 13 February 2020.Retrieved14 February2020.
- ^"Wil Parker to debut for Victoria".Cricket Victoria. 13 February 2020.Retrieved14 February2020.
- ^"Wil Parker named in Victoria's Sheffield Shield squad".Sunraysia Daily.11 February 2020.Retrieved14 February2020.
- ^"Legspinner Wil Parker opts for cricket over football with Victoria contract".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved24 June2020.
- ^"16th Match (N), Brisbane, Dec 27 2020, Big Bash League".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved27 December2020.
- ^"5th Match, Melbourne, Mar 9 2021, The Marsh Cup".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved10 March2021.
- ^"Magpies sign former cricketer to complete list".AFL Media. 23 February 2024.
- ^Mottram, Seb (21 May 2024)."Ex-BBL cricketer among two debutants for Collingwood in Round 11".1116 SEN.
- ^"Wil Parker".AFL Tables.Retrieved8 September2024.
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- Australian cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Hobart Hurricanes cricketers
- Cricketers from Victoria (state)
- People from Croydon, Victoria
- Eastern Ranges players
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- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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