Thorn Parkes

Thorn Parkes
Personal information
Full name
Thorn Kiwa Parkes
Born2000 (age 25–26)
Gisborne, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break and googly
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22–Otago
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 30 21 6
Runs scored 1,617 481 42
Batting average 33.00 32.06 14.00
100s/50s 1/13 0/4 0/0
Top score 115 78 25*
Catches/stumpings 15/– 6/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2026

Thorn Kiwa Parkes (born 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played for Otago since the 2021–22 season.[1]

Born in Gisborne in 2000, Parkes was educated at King's College, Auckland, where he captained the cricket team in 2018.[2] He played Hawke Cup cricket for Poverty Bay between 2015 and 2017.[3]

A middle-order batter, Parkes made his first-class debut playing for Otago in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield, and scored his first century in the final match of the 2022–23 Plunket Shield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Thorn Parkes". NZC. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Gillette Cup 2018/19". NZC. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Thorn Parkes". NZC. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Parkes century not enough for Volts to stave off loss". Otago Daily Times. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.