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
29.30
Average
12 + 54.7 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
23
Catches
Around this dayin 1928: 57 and 0/14 v Essendon in 1925: 0 and 0/14 and 1 ct v Collingwood
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-24 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 2 | 2/52 | 2 |
| 1924-25 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9.50 | 15.6 | 5 | 2/11 | 2 |
| 1925-26 | 11 | 115 | 47 | 14.38 | 6 | 5 | 2/11 | 3 |
| 1926-27 | 8 | 90 | 50 | 15.00 | 6 | 3 | 1/21 | |
| 1927-28 | 11 | 97 | 38 | 12.13 | 21.1 | 8 | 2/40 | 7 |
| 1928-29 | 8 | 88 | 57 | 17.60 | 4 | 0 | 0/12 | 1 |
| 1929-30 | 7 | 192 | 93 | 38.40 | 11 | 0 | 0/10 | 2 |
| 1930-31 | 14 | 240 | 51* | 17.14 | 2 | 0 | 0/8 | 3 |
| 1931-32 | 9 | 73 | 20* | 18.25 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 2 |
| 1932-33 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9.67 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1935-36 | 2 | 22 | 22* | 22.00 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 80 | 973 | 93 | 17.07 | 23 | 2/11 | 23 |
Every scorecard · 80
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Northcote, 1923-24
- First fifty50v Melbourne, 1926-27
- Highest score93v University, 1929-30
- Best bowling2/11v Richmond, 1924-25
- Last matchMatch 80v North Melbourne, 1935-36
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Melbourne University | 8 | 161 | 93 | 32.20 | 1 | 2 | 28.50 | 1/10 |
 Northcote | 8 | 105 | 41* | 17.50 | 2 | 52.00 | 2/52 | |
 Richmond | 7 | 89 | 47 | 14.83 | 3 | 13.33 | 2/11 | |
 St Kilda | 7 | 86 | 38 | 10.75 | 1 | 74.00 | 1/21 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 7 | 70 | 51* | 23.33 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | 1/20 |
 Essendon | 6 | 134 | 57 | 26.80 | 1 | 2 | 35.00 | 1/5 |
 Melbourne | 6 | 88 | 50 | 22.00 | 1 | 3 | 21.33 | 1/16 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 6 | 63 | 20* | 15.75 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/40 | |
 Prahran | 6 | 46 | 12 | 9.20 | 2 | 30.50 | 2/11 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 6 | 32 | 15 | 6.40 | 1 | 36.00 | 1/0 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 37 | 22* | 9.25 | 1 | 18.00 | 1/10 | |
 VCA Colts | 4 | 62 | 34* | 31.00 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 14.00 | 1/0 |
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
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9* | – | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 22* | 18.67 | ||
| 3 | 20 | 2 | 277 | 93 | 15.39 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 19 | 9.20 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 51* | 62.00 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 41* | 17.33 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | 138 | 57 | 17.25 | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 50 | 19.13 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 23* | 13.83 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 27 | 6 | 346 | 93 | 16.48 | 1 | 2 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 18 | 4 | 250 | 51* | 17.86 | 1 | 4 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 28 | 6 | 377 | 57 | 17.14 | 2 | 3 |
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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 36 | 10 | 489 | 93 | 18.81 | 2 | 3 |
| In losses | 24 | 2 | 315 | 51* | 14.32 | 2 | 4 |
| In draws | 12 | 4 | 156 | 38 | 19.50 | 2 | |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 14 | 9 | 26.33 | 0.6 |
| In losses | 10 | 10 | 27.10 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 12 | 4 | 41.50 | 0.3 |
- 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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 29 | 4 | 315 | 50 | 12.60 | 1 | 4 |
| Batting second | 31 | 5 | 501 | 93 | 19.27 | 2 | 5 |
| Second innings of the match | 13 | 7 | 157 | 51* | 26.17 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 40 | 35 | 482 | 57 | 15.55 | 11 | 27.18 | 2/11 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 4 | 5 | 56 | 41* | 28.00 | 2 | 52.00 | 2/52 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 5 | 35 | 22* | 17.50 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/10 |
| Victoria Park | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20* | 15.00 | 3 | 21.67 | 2/40 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5.33 | 1 | 26.00 | 1/0 |
| University Oval | 4 | 2 | 116 | 93 | 116.00 | 1 | 37.00 | 1/37 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 7.25 | 1 | 34.00 | 1/21 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 53 | 29 | 17.67 | 1 | 35.00 | 1/20 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 70 | 51* | 35.00 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/14 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 25.00 | – | – | 0/19 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 16.00 | 1/16 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8.00 | 1 | 15.00 | 1/15 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 14.50 | – | – | – |
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
- 82nd of 488 run-scorers
- 109th of 298 wicket-takers
- 66th of 525 for matches played
- 91st of 431 for catches
- 126th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
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.
Most often alongside
- HC Lansdown · 76
- FD Chapman · 74
- AJW Lansdown · 72
- AW Dummett · 67
- AE Liddicut · 66
- HJ Plant · 45
- JW Scaife · 38
- EJ Melling · 30
- LA Wynne · 30
- JJ Mullens · 23
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
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.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty50 | 4 Dec 1926 | v Melbourne, 1926-27 |
| 50th match34* | 8 Mar 1930 | v 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
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | v University, 1929-30 | Won |
| 57 | v Essendon, 1928-29 | Won |
| 51* | v South Melbourne, 1930-31 | Lost |
| 50 | v Melbourne, 1926-27 | Lost |
| 47 | v Richmond, 1925-26 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/11 | v Richmond, 1924-25 | Lost |
| 2/11 | v Prahran, 1925-26 | Won |
| 2/40 | v Collingwood, 1927-28 | Lost |
| 2/52 | v Northcote, 1923-24 | Lost |
| 1/0 | v Carlton, 1925-26 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
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.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 35 | 4 | 482 | 57 | 15.55 | 11 | 27.18 |
| Away | 40 | 38 | 12 | 491 | 93 | 18.88 | 12 | 31.25 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 66 | 59 | 13 | 902 | 93 | 19.61 | 22 | 23.95 |
| Weekday | 14 | 14 | 3 | 71 | 22* | 6.45 | 1 | 147.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 11 | 12 | 3 | 220 | 57 | 24.44 | 3 | 19.67 |
| Nov | 14 | 10 | 2 | 98 | 23* | 12.25 | 4 | 33.75 |
| Dec | 6 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 50 | 19.50 | 3 | 14.67 |
| Jan | 21 | 20 | 4 | 149 | 29 | 9.31 | 5 | 40.00 |
| Feb | 13 | 11 | 5 | 194 | 93 | 32.33 | 2 | 56.00 |
| Mar | 9 | 7 | 2 | 121 | 41* | 24.20 | 6 | 18.50 |
| Other | 6 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 29 | 10.57 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 76 | 67 | 16 | 928 | 93 | 18.20 | 23 | 28.74 |
| Finals | 4 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 7.50 |
Favourite victims
- MJ Keating × 2
- A Henry × 1
- B Cosgrave × 1
- BA Baker × 1
- BJ Sheppard × 1
- EJC Hallt × 1
- EP Dakin × 1
- ET Austen × 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.