Dante Parkin

Durant Clifford "Dante" Parkin (20 February 1873 – 20 March 1936) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in 1892.^[1]

Dante Parkin

The South African team in 1894. Dante Parkin is sitting on the ground in the centre.
Personal information
Full name	Durant Clifford Parkin
Born	(1873-02-20)20 February 1873 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony
Died	20 March 1936(1936-03-20) (aged 63) Sangster's Farm, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname	Dante
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Only Test (cap 21)	19 March 1892 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890–91 to 1896–97	Eastern Province
1902–03	Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 12 Runs scored 6 334 Batting average 3.00 15.18 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 6 63* Balls bowled 130 2089 Wickets 3 48 Bowling average 27.33 20.29 5 wickets in innings 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 3/82 6/25 Catches/stumpings 1/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 February 2021

In 1890–91 Parkin took 4 for 69 and 6 for 25 when Eastern Province narrowly beat Griqualand West in the Champion Bat Tournament.^[2] In 1891–92 he took seven wickets (match figures of 74–36–59–7, five-ball overs) and five catches when the Eastern Province XVIII lost to Walter Read's English touring team.^[3] Three weeks later he was one of eight South Africans who made their Test debuts in the only Test played on the tour. He opened the bowling and took the first three wickets to reduce England to 33 for 3 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 97, but the English lower order rallied and England went on to win by an innings.^[4]

Parkin toured England with South Africa's first touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played, but was unsuccessful.^[5] He played for Griqualand West in the 1902–03 season.