Wayne Dillon Parnell (born 30 July 1989) is a South African professional
cricket
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er who most recently played for
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
in English
county cricket
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.
Previously, Parnell played
Test cricket
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,
One Day International
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cricket and
Twenty20
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matches for
South Africa
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. At domestic level he played for
Cape Cobras
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, having previously played for the
Warriors
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History
Warriors seem to have be ...
and
Eastern Province.
Early life and education
Parnell was born in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
in 1989. He attended
Grey High School
Grey High School is a semi-private English speaking high school (grades 8 - 12) for boys situated in the suburb of Mill Park in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the top sporting schools in the country, ...
in his home town, leaving in 2007. He studied Human Resource Management at
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
.
Domestic cricket
Parnell made his
first-class cricket
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debut for
Eastern Province in October 2006, at the age of seventeen, against
South Western Districts scoring 17 and taking one wicket. In his second first-class match, he recorded figures of four for seven, and, in only his fifth first-class match, he took a hat-trick against
Western Province: all three batsman were bowled. He was described as "the most talked about cricketer to hit the first-class scene for some time."
In 2008 Parnell was awarded the ''Coca-Cola Khaya Majola U19 Player of the Tournament'' and the ''CSA U19 Cricketer of the Year'' while representing Eastern Province.
In February 2022, Parnell was named as the captain of
Western Province for the
2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge
The 2021–22 CSA T20 Challenge was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place in South Africa during February 2022. It replaced the planned 2022 edition of the Mzansi Super League, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Imperial L ...
.
County cricket
At the start of the
2009 season Parnell was signed as an overseas player by
Kent County Cricket Club
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on a six-week contract, serving as a replacement for
Stuart Clark.
[Kent bolster pace attack with Parnell]
Cricinfo
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, 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-13. On his county debut against
Essex
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he took 4/78 in the first innings and top scored with 69 in the second, his maiden first-class fifty, going on to better this score in Kent's next County championship match, against
Glamorgan
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with an innings of 90. Parnell left Kent to join up with
South Africa
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ahead of the
2009 World Twenty20
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but after the tournament he returned for a further five weeks.
[Parnell returns to Kent for five weeks]
Cricinfo
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, 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2017-04-13.[Luke W (2009]
Kent breeze past Durham into Twenty20 finals day
CricInfo
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, 2009-07-27. Retrieved on 2017-04-13. Though returning to South Africa after his second spell ended, Parnell was cleared by Cricket South Africa to return to Kent and played for the county on the competition's finals day.
[Parnell returns for Twenty20 finals day]
Cricinfo, 2009-07-31. Retrieved on 2009-08-02.
In
2011
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Parnell played for
Sussex County Cricket Club
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for the second half of the season although "he struggled for fitness and form"
[Tablot B (2011) 'No trophies but plenty of positives' in ''From the sea end'', Autumn/Winter 2011, ]Sussex County Cricket Club
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pp.13-15. during his spell with the county.
[Sussex sign South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell]
BBC Sport
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, 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2017-04-13.[Wayne Parnell signs up with Sussex]
CricInfo
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, 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2017-04-13. In
2015
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he played for
Glamorgan
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in eight matches in the
2015 NatWest t20 Blast
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group stages before joining South Africa on their tour of Bangladesh.
[Wayne Parnell: South African hoping for Glamorgan return]
BBC Sport
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, 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2017-04-13.[Parnell signs off with vital over after Ingram shines]
CricInfo
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, 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2017-04-13. Parnell missed the first two matches of his planned ten with Glamorgan due to a groin injury.
[G Griffiths (2015]
Glamorgan undecided on whether to replace Wayne Parnell for NatWest T20 Blast final four matches
'' Wales Online'', 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
Parnell joined Kent again in April 2017 for the first part of the
2017 season. He was available for the first weeks of the
2017 County Championship
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and
2017 Royal London One-Day Cup
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matches until
South Africa began their tour of England in May.
[Wayne Parnell: South Africa pace bowler re-signs for Kent]
BBC Sport, 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.[Kent sign South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell]
'' Kent Online'', 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
Parnell signed as an overseas player for Worcestershire CCC for the 2018 campaign. Wayne played a vital role in the clubs season with the Worcestershire Rapids going on to lift their maiden Vitality T20 Blast Trophy at Edgbaston, were they endured success on finals day by beating Lancashire Lightning and Sussex Sharks in the semi final and final respectively.
In September 2018, Parnell signed a
Kolpak deal with
Worcestershire
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, making him unavailable to play international cricket. He was released by Worcestershire at the end of the 2020 season following the abolition of Kolpak status. He was picked up by Northamptonshire for the 2021 season as an overseas player and took ten wickets in his second match for the side against Yorkshire. In April 2021, he was named in
Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.
Franchise Twenty20 cricket
Parnell was bought the
Delhi Daredevils
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in auction for the
2010 Indian Premier League
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(IPL), after they outbid the
Deccan Chargers for his services. He was signed for a price that far exceeded his reserve price set at the start of the auction, becoming the third highest paid South African cricketer in the tournament but did not appear in any matches for Delhi during the season.
Parnell went on to play for
Pune Warriors
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in the IPL from 2011 to 2013 before returning to Delhi to play for the Daredevils during the
2014 season. Whilst a Pune player he was one of 90 people detained by police after a rave party he was attending in a Mumbai suburb was raided in 2012.
[Karhadkar A (2013]
Parnell, Rahul Sharma charged in recreational drugs case
CricInfo
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, 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2017-04-14. Parnell subsequently appeared in court and was bailed on drugs related charges.
[Parnell appears in court, gets bail]
CricInfo
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, 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-14. A further procedural court appearance took place whilst Parnell was in the
South African squad for the
2014 World T20 competition which took place in India.
[Parnell called to Mumbai court hearing]
CricInfo
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, 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-14.[Wilson A (2014]
Wayne Parnell called away from World T20 over 'drug-related charges'
''The Guardian
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'', 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-14. Parnell claimed he was innocent of any drug taking.
During the
2016 Caribbean Premier League
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Parnell played for the
Barbados Tridents.
On 3 June 2018, Parnell was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the
inaugural edition of the
Global T20 Canada
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tournament.
He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with six dismissals in six matches.
In September 2018, Parnell was named in Kabul's squad in the
first edition
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of the
Afghanistan Premier League
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tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Zwanan in the tournament, with thirteen dismissals in ten matches.
International cricket
Parnell was selected as captain of the South Africa team for the
2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup
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having also played for the team in
2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006.
The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of th ...
. He finished the 2008 tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets at 8.38. In the quarter-final against
Bangladesh
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he took six for eight as well as top-scoring with 57.
Parnell was selected in the ODI and T20 squads for South Africa's tour of Australia in 2008–09, and made his international debut in the second
Twenty20 International
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at
Brisbane
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on 13 January 2009. He was expensive with the ball and put down a crucial catch, but it was later suggested that this was the result of a green laser light beamed into his eyes by a member of the crowd. He thus became the youngest player to be handed a national contract by
Cricket South Africa
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(CSA).
Parnell was included in South Africa's squad for the third and final Test against Australia in Cape Town and although he wasn't selected, he was again named for the Twenty20 and ODI series which followed. Sharing the new ball with
Dale Steyn, he played a key role in South Africa's seven-wicket win in the second ODI at Centurion by taking four for 25.
In May 2009 Parnell was selected in the South African squad for the
ICC World Twenty20 in England. He had an excellent tournament, taking nine wickets at 13.22 with an economy rate of less than six. Against the hosts he took figures of 3/14, which included an opening spell of 2–0–2–1. In the following match against the
West Indies
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he was named man-of-the-match after taking 4/13. His performances earned him a place in the World team of the tournament. Parnell won the golden ball for being the leading wicket taker in the
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
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with 11 wickets. He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo for the 2009 T20I World Cup.
Personal life
On 30 July 2011, Parnell announced that he had converted to
Islam
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in January 2011 after a period of personal study. Parnell confirmed that his teammates
Hashim Amla and
Imran Tahir, along with team manager Mohammad Moosajee, had no influence over his decision to convert to Islam. He considered taking the name Waleed, meaning 'Newborn Son', but continues to be known as Wayne.
[Shiamak Unwalla (2015]
Wayne Parnell: 10 interesting things to know about the South African pacer
Criclife, 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
Parnell has appeared in advertisements in support of
PETA
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.
He married South African fashion blogger Aisha Baker in May 2016.
References
External links
*
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1989 births
Living people
Cape Coloureds
South African cricketers
South Africa Test cricketers
South Africa One Day International cricketers
South Africa Twenty20 International cricketers
Eastern Province cricketers
Kent cricketers
Warriors cricketers
Cricketers from Port Elizabeth
Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Nelson Mandela University alumni
Sussex cricketers
South African Muslims
Converts to Islam
Pune Warriors India cricketers
Delhi Capitals cricketers
Barbados Royals cricketers
Worcestershire cricketers
Kabul Zwanan cricketers
Sylhet Sixers cricketers
Islamabad United cricketers
Northern Superchargers cricketers