Tony Parton

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

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| country = England

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| fullname = Tony Parton

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wellington, Shropshire, England

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| batting = Left-handed

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| club1 = Shropshire

| year1 = 1988–2004

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| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 141

| bat avg1 = 17.62

| 100s/50s1 = –/1

| top score1 = 51*

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| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| date = 4 July

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18666.html Cricinfo

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Tony Parton (born 12 January 1967) is a former English cricketer. Parton was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Wellington, Shropshire.{{cite book|last=Percival|first=Tony|title=Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998|year=1999|publisher=A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham|page=37|isbn=1-902171-17-9}}Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.

Parton made his debut for Shropshire in the 1988 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cheshire. Parton played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1988 to 2004, which included 76 Minor Counties Championship appearances{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10759/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tony Parton|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} and 21 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10759/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Tony Parton|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. He made 8 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10759/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Tony Parton|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} In his 9 List A matches, he scored 141 runs at an average of 17.62, with a high score of 51 not out.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10759/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Parton|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} This score, which was his only List A half century, came against Ireland in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/69/69671.html|title=Ireland v Shropshire, 2000 NatWest Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=4 July 2011}} He has also appeared in Second XIs for Nottinghamshire, Glamorgan, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.

At club level he has played in Shropshire for Shifnal, Wem, Wellington and Perkins of Shrewsbury, and outside Shropshire for Hampstead (London) and Dumfries (Scotland).