Matthew William Parkinson (born 24 October 1996) is an English cricketer.
He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.
His twin brother, Callum, plays cricket for Leicestershire.A leg-spin bowler, Matt Parkinson made his first-class debut on 20 June 2016 for Lancashire against Warwickshire in the 2016 County Championship, taking 5 for 49 in the first innings.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Lancashire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 16 July 2017.
He toured the West Indies with the England Lions in 2017-18, taking 4 for 26 in the final 50-over match against West Indies A and winning the player of the match award.In September 2019, he was named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.
He made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 5 November 2019.
The following month, Parkinson was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.