Brenton Parchment

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Brenton Parchment
Personal information
Born (1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 41)
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut10 January 2008 v  South Africa
Last Test22 May 2008 v  Australia
ODI debut4 December 2007 v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI3 February 2008 v  South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches276743
Runs scored551223,1111,233
Batting average 13.7517.4226.5831.61
100s/50s0/00/04/130/10
Top score2048168* 86
Balls bowled24754
Wickets 31
Bowling average 42.3336.00
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling2/11/13
Catches/stumpings 1/–0/–69/–13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 July 2021

Brenton Anthony Parchment (born 24 June 1982) is a Jamaican former professional cricketer. Born in St Elizabeth, he was the West Indies under-19 captain on the side's tour of England in 2001. This team was the only West Indies Under-19 team to beat England at home. Parchment made his full international debut in 2007 for the West Indies cricket team and played two Test matches, seven One Day Internationals and a single Twenty20 International in 2007 and 2008.

Parchment played first-class and List A cricket for Jamaica. As well as this, he plays as a professional for English cricket clubs. He was the professional cricketer for Middlesbrough Cricket Club in 2003–04. During his first season with them, they won the Cup. In 2005 he was the professional for Farnworth Cricket Club. He helped them to win both the League and Cup in the Bolton League, and to honour him they named the club's games room after him. In 2010 he played for Blackrod Cricket Club in the Bolton Association and broke the club's highest score record on his debut with 184 not out. He played in the Lancashire League at Haslingden Cricket Club in 2013 season and North County CC, playing in LCU Division 1.

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