Bobby Parks (cricketer)
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Robert James Parks is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire
and Kent
. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior
and son of Jim Parks junior
. A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruce French. In 1998 he was named the coach of the France national cricket team.
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
and Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He is the grandson of Jim Parks senior
Jim Parks senior
James Horace "Jim" Parks was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England....
and son of Jim Parks junior
Jim Parks junior
Jim Parks is an English former cricketer. He played in forty six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968...
. A wicketkeeper, Parks kept wicket for England during a Test against New Zealand at Lord's in 1986 as a substitute for Bruce French. In 1998 he was named the coach of the France national cricket team.