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Harry Parkin

Played 1923-24 – 1935-36

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Player records

Career totals

Career

80

Games

13

Seasons

1923-24 – 1935-36

Played

Batting

73

Innings

16

Not outs

976

Runs

93

High score

17.12

Average

4

50s

0

100s

Bowling

23

Wickets

2/11

Best bowling

29.30

Average

12 + 54.7 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

23

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1923-24 to 1935-36 · 80 matchesFull archive career →

On this dayin 1926: 23* and 1/37 v University in 1928: 5 v North Melbourne

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1923-242888.00022/522
1924-25519159.5015.652/112
1925-26111154714.38652/113
1926-278905015.00631/21
1927-2811973812.1321.182/407
1928-298885717.60400/121
1929-3071929338.401100/102
1930-311424051*17.14200/83
1931-3297320*18.25100/22
1932-33329179.67–––1
1935-3622222*22.00–––
Career809739317.07232/1123
Every scorecard · 80
1923-24v Northcote82/52Something wrong? Tell us
1923-24v Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb0/26Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Richmond42/11Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Essendondnb1/20Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v South Melbournednb1/34Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v University151/10Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Richmond47–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Collingwood00/14Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Carltondnb1/0Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Prahran112/11Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Melbourne1 & 0*1/16Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v St Kilda5 & 2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Essendon24*1/5Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Northcote12–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v St Kilda0 & 130/13Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v St Kilda01/21Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Prahran10/19Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v University23*1/37Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Hawthorn-East Melbourne10/10Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Melbourne501/23Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Richmond13 & 2–Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Carltondnb0/14Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Collingwooddnb0/17Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v North Melbournednb1/10Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Hawthorn-East Melbourne01/0Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Essendon20/15Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Melbourne81/25Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Richmonddnb1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v University13 & 160/10Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v South Melbournednb1/20Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Northcote5–Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Prahran4*0/19Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v St Kilda38–Something wrong? Tell us
1927-28v Collingwood112/40 & 1/9Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Essendon570/14Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v North Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Prahran90/12Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Collingwood14–Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Northcote30/52Something wrong? Tell us
1928-29v Richmonddnb0/14Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v Essendon00/16Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v University93–Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v St Kilda80/10 & 0/30Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v VCA Colts34*–Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v Northcote41*–Something wrong? Tell us
1929-30v St Kilda16–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Melbourne29–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Northcote23–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v South Melbourne19 & 51*–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v VCA Colts11–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Collingwood18–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Hawthorn-East Melbourne13–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Richmond7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Essendon22 & 29–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v North Melbourne1 & 10/8Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Prahran0–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v Richmond13 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1930-31v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v St Kilda4–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v Northcote0* & 4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v Hawthorn-East Melbourne15–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v VCA Coltsdnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v Collingwood20*0/2Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v Prahran12 & 9*–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v University1–Something wrong? Tell us
1931-32v North Melbourne3* & 5*–Something wrong? Tell us
1932-33v VCA Colts17–Something wrong? Tell us
1932-33v Hawthorn-East Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1932-33v Northcote9–Something wrong? Tell us
1935-36v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1935-36v North Melbourne0 & 22*–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Northcote, 1923-24
  2. First fifty50v Melbourne, 1926-27
  3. Highest score93v University, 1929-30
  4. Best bowling2/11v Richmond, 1924-25
  5. Last matchMatch 80v North Melbourne, 1935-36

Runs by season

1923-24: 8 runs823-241924-25: 19 runs191925-26: 115 runs11525-261926-27: 90 runs901927-28: 97 runs9727-281928-29: 88 runs881929-30: 192 runs19229-301930-31: 240 runs2401931-32: 73 runs7331-321932-33: 29 runs291935-36: 22 runs2235-36

Wickets by season

1923-24: 2 wickets223-241924-25: 5 wickets51925-26: 5 wickets525-261926-27: 3 wickets31927-28: 8 wickets827-281928-29: 0 wickets1929-30: 0 wickets29-301930-31: 0 wickets1931-32: 0 wickets31-321932-33: 0 wickets1935-36: 0 wickets35-36

Every innings, in order

93501923-24 v Northcote: 81924-25 v Richmond: 41924-25 v University: 151925-26 v Richmond: 471925-26 v Collingwood: 01925-26 v Prahran: 111925-26 v Melbourne: 11925-26 v Melbourne: 0*1925-26 v St Kilda: 51925-26 v St Kilda: 2*1925-26 v Essendon: 24*1925-26 v Northcote: 121925-26 v St Kilda: 01925-26 v St Kilda: 131926-27 v St Kilda: 01926-27 v Prahran: 11926-27 v University: 23*1926-27 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11926-27 v Melbourne: 501926-27 v Richmond: 131926-27 v Richmond: 21927-28 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01927-28 v Essendon: 21927-28 v Melbourne: 81927-28 v University: 131927-28 v University: 161927-28 v Northcote: 51927-28 v Prahran: 4*1927-28 v St Kilda: 381927-28 v Collingwood: 111928-29 v Essendon: 571928-29 v North Melbourne: 51928-29 v Prahran: 91928-29 v Collingwood: 141928-29 v Northcote: 31929-30 v South Melbourne: 01929-30 v Essendon: 01929-30 v University: 931929-30 v St Kilda: 81929-30 v VCA Colts: 34*1929-30 v Northcote: 41*1929-30 v St Kilda: 161930-31 v Melbourne: 291930-31 v Northcote: 231930-31 v South Melbourne: 191930-31 v South Melbourne: 51*1930-31 v VCA Colts: 111930-31 v Collingwood: 181930-31 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 131930-31 v Richmond: 7*1930-31 v Essendon: 221930-31 v Essendon: 291930-31 v North Melbourne: 11930-31 v North Melbourne: 11930-31 v Prahran: 01930-31 v Richmond: 131930-31 v Richmond: 31930-31 v South Melbourne: 01931-32 v St Kilda: 41931-32 v Northcote: 0*1931-32 v Northcote: 4*1931-32 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 151931-32 v Collingwood: 20*1931-32 v Prahran: 121931-32 v Prahran: 9*1931-32 v University: 11931-32 v North Melbourne: 3*1931-32 v North Melbourne: 5*1932-33 v VCA Colts: 171932-33 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 31932-33 v Northcote: 91935-36 v North Melbourne: 01935-36 v North Melbourne: 22*

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Melbourne University81619332.201228.501/10
Northcote810541*17.50252.002/52
Richmond7894714.83313.332/11
St Kilda7863810.75174.001/21
Casey South Melbourne77051*23.331227.001/20
Essendon61345726.801235.001/5
Melbourne6885022.001321.331/16
Camberwell Magpies66320*15.75327.332/40
Prahran646129.20230.502/11
Kingston Hawthorn632156.40136.001/0
Greenvale Kanagaroos53722*9.25118.001/10
VCA Colts46234*31.00–––
Carlton4–––114.001/0

Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.

Splits

By batting position
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
122139*–
2525622*18.67
32022779315.3912
45046199.201
520383819.001
6216251*62.001
79310441*17.332
81021385717.251
9801535019.1311
10828323*13.832
112233*–
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
Top order (1–3)2763469316.4812
Middle order (4–7)18425051*17.8614
Lower order (8–11)2863775717.1423

Batted most often at 3rd.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks9
  • 1–928
  • 10–1918
  • 20–298
  • 30–494
  • 50–994
  • 100+0

Turned 0 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total). Top-scored for the side 5 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught32 · 56%
  • Bowled13 · 23%
  • Stumped6 · 11%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 5%
  • LBW2 · 4%
  • Run out1 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Blackie (4), Mullett (3), Ebeling (2), Ellis (2), Forbes (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
In wins36104899318.8123
In losses24231551*14.3224
In draws1241563819.502
In ties10131313.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins14926.330.6
In losses101027.101.0
In draws12441.500.3
  • Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 4 (50%), lost 2.
  • Every other match: the side won 36 of 76 (47%), lost 17.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
Batting first2943155012.6014
Batting second3155019319.2725
Second innings of the match13715751*26.171
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground40354825715.551127.182/11
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote455641*28.00252.002/52
North Melbourne Cricket Ground453522*17.50110.001/10
Victoria Park444520*15.00321.672/40
Glenferrie Oval4316135.33126.001/0
University Oval4211693116.00137.001/37
St Kilda Cricket Ground3429167.25134.001/21
Essendon Cricket Ground33532917.67135.001/20
South Melbourne Cricket Ground337051*35.00–––
Carlton Cricket Ground300––––0/14
Toorak Park23251225.00––0/19
Melbourne Cricket Ground22111.00116.001/16
Richmond Cricket Ground2216138.00115.001/15
Albert Ground22292914.50–––
Wickets taken
  • Bowled10 · 43%
  • Caught10 · 43%
  • Stumped2 · 9%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 4%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)8 · 35%
  • Middle order (4–7)11 · 48%
  • Lower order (8–11)4 · 17%

Best in a match: 3/49 v Collingwood, 1927-28. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1923-24 to 1935-36: 16th of 72 for runs, 16th of 39 for wickets, 12th of 81 for matches, 19th of 62 for catches, 24th of 31 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 52nd of 321 for runs, 63rd of 172 for wickets, 41st of 345 for matches, 58th of 279 for catches, 74th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • TW Macdonald1969-70 to 1979-80 · 54 m · 741 runs · 25 wkts
  • SN Huntley2006-07 to 2013-14 · 69 m · 729 runs · 37 wkts
  • BE Kann1951-52 to 1959-60 · 51 m · 667 runs · 19 wkts
  • NF Turl1952-53 to 1958-59 · 53 m · 706 runs · 15 wkts

The careers nearest Parkin’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1923-24: 2 matches, 8 runs, 2 wickets1923-241924-25: 5 matches, 19 runs, 5 wickets1925-26: 11 matches, 115 runs, 5 wickets1925-261926-27: 8 matches, 90 runs, 3 wickets1927-28: 11 matches, 97 runs, 8 wickets1927-281928-29: 8 matches, 88 runs, 0 wickets1929-30: 7 matches, 192 runs, 0 wickets1929-301930-31: 14 matches, 240 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership1931-32: 9 matches, 73 runs, 0 wickets1931-321932-33: 3 matches, 29 runs, 0 wickets1933-34: did not play1933-341934-35: did not play1935-36: 2 matches, 22 runs, 0 wickets1935-36

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Season away

1930-31: premiership

The arc

Harry Parkin's best season with the bat was 1930-31: 240 runs from 16 innings at 17.14. The best ten-innings patch came in 1929-30 to 1930-31: 325 runs at 46.43. The leanest, 1930-31 to 1931-32: 41 runs at 5.13.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 73: 5.1 to 46.446.4

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty504 Dec 1926v Melbourne, 1926-27
50th match34*8 Mar 1930v VCA Colts, 1929-30

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v VCA Colts, 1929-30 to v Northcote, 1929-30 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 30 matches
from v South Melbourne, 1929-30 to v North Melbourne, 1931-32 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 4 matches
from v Richmond, 1924-25 to v University, 1924-25 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 8 matches bowled in
from v Essendon, 1928-29 to v Collingwood, 1931-32 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 4 innings
from v Richmond, 1926-27 to v Melbourne, 1927-28 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111923-24: 8 (1 inns, avg 8.00)1924-25: 8 (2 inns, avg 9.50)1925-26: 3 (11 inns, avg 14.38)1926-27: 9 (7 inns, avg 15.00)1927-28: 3 (9 inns, avg 12.13)1928-29: 3 (5 inns, avg 17.60)1929-30: 7 (7 inns, avg 38.40)1930-31: 3 (16 inns, avg 17.14)1931-32: 1 (10 inns, avg 18.25)1932-33: 2 (3 inns, avg 9.67)1935-36: 2 (2 inns, avg 22.00)19231926192919321935

Moved about the order across 11 seasons: at 3rd in 4, opened in 3, at 8th in 2, at 9th in 1, at 7th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1923-24818.00
1924-25829.50
1925-2631114.38
1926-279715.00
1927-283912.13
1928-293517.60
1929-307738.40
1930-3131617.14
1931-3211018.25
1932-33239.67
1935-362222.00
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home403544825715.551127.18
Away4038124919318.881231.25

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday6659139029319.612223.95
Weekday141437122*6.451147.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct111232205724.44319.67
Nov141029823*12.25433.75
Dec6601175019.50314.67
Jan21204149299.31540.00
Feb131151949332.33256.00
Mar97212141*24.20618.50
Other670742910.57
Finals
4Finals played
45Runs · avg 7.50
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away7667169289318.202328.74
Finals46045167.50
Favourite victims
  1. MJ Keating × 2
  2. A Henry × 1
  3. B Cosgrave × 1
  4. BA Baker × 1
  5. BJ Sheppard × 1
  6. EJC Hallt × 1
  7. EP Dakin × 1
  8. ET Austen × 1
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. AJW Lansdown × 6
  2. AE Liddicut × 5
  3. FD Chapman × 4
  4. AW Dummett × 2
  5. HJ Plant × 2
  6. HT Parkin × 1

Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.

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