Wil Brian Parker (born 29 May 2002)[1] is a professional Australian rules football player who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and a former domestic cricketer who played for the Victoria cricket team and the Hobart Hurricanes.
Cricket career
Parker made his first-class debut on 14 February 2020, for Victoria in the 2019–20 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 of Australian rules football, where he was touted as a potential early draft selection.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 December 2020, for the Hobart Hurricanes, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season.[7] He made his List A debut on 10 March 2021, for Victoria in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.[8] At the end of the 2023-24 Sheffield Shield season and 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup he gave up his contract with Cricket Victoria to return to Australian 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 the Perth Scorchers in December 2021) at an average of 11.75.
AFL career
For the 2024 AFL season, Parker signed with the Collingwood Football Club[9] as a Category B Rookie. He made his debut against Fremantle in round 11.[10]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[11]
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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
- ^ "Wil Parker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "19th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Feb 14-17 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Cross-code showdown on the cards as Victoria select AFL gun in state cricket team". Fox Sports. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Wil Parker to debut for Victoria". Cricket Victoria. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Wil Parker named in Victoria's Sheffield Shield squad". Sunraysia Daily. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Legspinner Wil Parker opts for cricket over football with Victoria contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "16th Match (N), Brisbane, Dec 27 2020, Big Bash League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "5th Match, Melbourne, Mar 9 2021, The Marsh Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
- Wil Parker at ESPNcricinfo
- Wil Parker's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Wil Parker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wil Parker at AustralianFootball.com
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