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.
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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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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg 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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Cricket career
editParker 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
editFor 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
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[11]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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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. 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.
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