Background
He was born at Glenfield, Leicestershire.
He was born at Glenfield, Leicestershire.
Parkins was a right-handed batsman. Parkins made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner"s in 1950. He made four further first-class appearances in 1950, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the County Championship.
In his five matches, he scored 125 runs at an average of 12.50, with a high score of 39.
He died at Leicester, Leicestershire on 1 November 1969.