Inglewood Parkin

Inglewood Urban Parkin (5 October 1875 – 7 November 1948) was an English first-class cricketer and businessman.

Inglewood Parkin

Personal information
Full name	Inglewood Urban Parkin
Born	5 October 1875 Ashford, Kent, England
Died	7 November 1948 (aged 73) Ainstable, Cumberland, England
Batting	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 8 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 5* Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 May 2020

The son of The Reverend D. D. Parkin, he was born in October 1875 at Ashford, Kent. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[1] A keen amateur cricketer, Parkin toured North America with Bernard Bosanquet's XI in September–October 1901, making two first-class appearances against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia,[2] with Parkin scoring 8 runs in the first-class matches on the tour.[3] He later served in the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Labour Corps in August 1917.[4] Following the war, he was made a temporary lieutenant in March 1919.[5] Parkin was involved in the coal mining industry in Kent, where he ran the Parkins Colliery Company.[6] He died in November 1948 at Ainstable, Cumberland.

References

1. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. pp. 478. ISBN 1528103440.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Inglewood Parkin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Inglewood Parkin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "No. 30327". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1917. p. 10393.
5. "No. 31347". The London Gazette. 16 March 1919. p. 6235.
6. Skinner, Walter Robert; Skinner, Walter E. (1919). Mining Manual Containing Full Particulars of Mining Companies. Financial Times. p. 679.

External links

• Inglewood Parkin at ESPNcricinfo