Wayne Dillon Parnell

Born on 30^th July 1989 in South Africa, Wayne Dillon Parnell is an aggressive left-handed seamer who has played English county cricket for Worcestershire till the end of 2020, after which he was released due to the abolition of the Kolpak deal.

Wayne made his first-class debut in October 2006 for Eastern Province and, in the next few matches, impressed the fans as well as critics and regarded as “the most talked-about cricketer to hit the first-class scene for some time”. Internationally, he represented his country at the U19 Cricket World Cup of 2006 and 2008.

He made his senior international debut in a T20I match against Australia on 13^th January 2009, ODI debut on 30^th January 2009 and Test debut against England on 14^th January 2010. He has played a lot of franchise Twenty20 cricket, majorly, for Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors in the IPL, for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Premier League and Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League. In September 2018, he brought the curtains down on his international career by signing a three-year Kolpak deal with Worcestershire.

Here are some of his major career achievements:

• In the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League, Wayne was the leading wicket-taker for the Kabul Zwanan team in the tournament with 13 wickets in 10 matches.
• Wayne finished the 2018 Global T20 Canada as the joint-leading wicket-taker for the Edmonton Royals team with 6 wickets in 6 matches.
• At the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, he emerged as the leading wicket-taker (11 wickets in 3 matches) of the tournament, winning the golden ball.
• In 2009, he was handed a national contract by Cricket South Africa (CSA), becoming the youngest player to achieve the feat.
• Finished the 2008 U19 Cricket World Cup as the leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets at an average of 8.38
• In 2008, he was bestowed with the U19 Player of the Tournament and CSA U19 Cricketer of the Year titles for his impressive performance for Eastern Province.