FORMER EFL striker Jon Parkin has announced his retirement from a second sport, six years on from hanging up his football boots.
Parkin, 43, turned his attention to cricket after quitting football in 2019, but the Barnsley bagsman has now packed that in too after admitting he is “c**p” at it.
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Parkin made 340 appearances in the EFL, netting over 100 times.
But after calling it a day following a two-year stint in the National League North with York City, the striker focused on scoring runs instead of goals.
Parkin had been playing for local cricket club Dartfield, but has now retired his bat after scoring 133 not out in his final game for their second XI against Green Moor in South Yorkshire League Division Six.
Revealing his reasoning behind retiring, Parkin candidly told the Barnsley Chronicle: “I’m c**p. I’ve not scored many runs so I’ve thrown my teddy out of the cot and that’s me done.
“I had a new knee in November so I am costing them 20 runs in the field anyway so I have to score 20 to break even.
“I only turn up once every month or so. I do after dinner speaking on a Saturday and Barnsley town centre is good on a Saturday afternoon now.
“It’s been a long time coming scoring some runs and it didn’t make me change my mind.”
Parkin has admitted he might give up another sport too, adding: “I still play golf but I am bang average at that too so I might knock that on the head as well.”
Jon Parkin’s football career
A brief look at Parkin’s career in football…
1998 – 2002: Barnsley
2001 – 2001: Hartlepool United (loan)
2002: York City (loan)
2002 – 2004: York City
2004 – 2006: Macclesfield Town
2006 – 2007: Hull City
2007: Stoke City (loan)
2007 – 2008: Stoke City
2008: Preston North End (loan)
2008 – 2011: Preston North End
2011 – 2012: Cardiff City
2011: Doncaster Rovers (loan)
2011 – 2012: Huddersfield Town (loan)
2012: Scunthorpe United (loan)
2012 – 2014: Fleetwood Town
2014 – 2016: Forest Green Rovers
2016 – 2017: Newport County
2016 – 2017: York City (loan)
2017 – 2019: York City
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Away from playing sport, Parkin is the co-host of the hugely successful football podcast Undr the Cosh.
The former Stoke City star is joined by Chris ‘Browny’ Brown and Chris J Brown and interviews players and managers from the world of football.
The popular podcast has hosted big-name ex-pros such as David Bentley, Jermaine Pennant, Troy Deeney and Bobby Zamora.
Parkin played for the likes of Stoke, Hull, Cardiff, Macclesfield and Preston North End.
In 586 league appearances across all divisions, he scored 190 times.
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