Matt Parkinson joins Durham from Lancashire on short-term mortgage deal
Matt Parkinson will characteristic for Durham in opposition to Derbyshire within the LV= County Championship on Thursday, after becoming a member of the membership from Lancashire on a two-week mortgage.
Legspinner Parkinson, 26, has featured in simply one among Lancashire’s three Championship fixtures thus far, taking 5 for 120 within the second innings in opposition to Surrey, and comes into the Durham line-up as a alternative for the injured Australia spinner, Matt Kuhnemann.
The further game-time is opportune for Parkinson, who was surplus to worldwide necessities this winter and was additionally ignored in final month’s Hundred draft. He has featured 12 instances for England throughout codecs, together with a solitary Test look in opposition to New Zealand at Lord’s final summer season, when he was known as up as a concussion substitute for Jack Leach.
“Following conversations between Matt and the club’s coaching staff, it was agreed that game time in the County Championship would be preferable,” Mark Chilton, Lancashire director of cricket efficiency, stated.
“Earlier this week, an opportunity arose for Matt to join Durham on loan and the deal has been agreed between both counties and the player.
“This is a good alternative for him to get some extra overs underneath his belt in a extra aggressive atmosphere. We are trying ahead to seeing how he performs and to welcoming him again into the squad.”
Kuhnemann had himself replaced fellow Australian Todd Murphy at Durham, but was unable to take the field on the final day of their drawn match against Durham after suffering a back problem, and will continue to be assessed by the club’s medical staff.
Parkinson’s two-week stint covers a solitary Championship sport. Durham are one among ten groups in motion this week, with Lancashire sitting out the spherical previous to their match in opposition to Nottinghamshire beginning at Trent Bridge on May 4, for which he’ll now be ineligible.