Tom Parsons (cricketer)
Thomas William Parsons (born 2 May 1987) is an Australian born English former professional cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches between 2007 and 2011 as a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. Parsons was born at Melbourne in Australia and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and Loughborough University. An academy player with Kent County Cricket Club, he played for the county Second XI from 2005 and made his first-class debut in 2007 for Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence against Worcestershire. Later in the season Parsons played his only First XI match for Kent , playing in a rain-effected limited overs match against Sri Lanka A in July. Parsons played five first-class matches for Loughborough and signed a contract with Hampshire after graduating in 2008. He played once for the county First XI and was released at the end of the 2009 season. He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 2010 and 2011 and made one first-class appearance for Middlesex against the touring Sri Lankans in 2011. He has played club cricket in the Kent Cricket League for both The Mote and Sevenoaks Vine.