Background
He was born at Lancaster, Lancashire.
He was born at Lancaster, Lancashire.
Parkinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Parkinson made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against Cumberland in 1996. The following season he made his second and final Championship appearance for the county against Staffordshire.
In 1999, he made his debut in List A cricket for the Lancashire Cricket Board against the Netherlands in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy, in what would be his only List A appearance.
In 2000, he moved back south to play a single List A match for Cambridgeshire against Hertfordshire in the 2000 National Westminster Trophy. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 25 runs at a batting average of 25.00, with a high score of 20.