Durham poach Leicestershire spinner Callum Parkinson ahead of 2024 season
- Planet Sport writer
- 22 June 2023
Callum Parkinson will turn out for Durham this season after agreeing to a three-year contract.
Leicestershire spinner Callum Parkinson is to join Durham ahead of the 2024 season, the north-east club have announced.
The Bolton-born 26-year-old, a graduate of Derbyshire's Academy who has been at Grace Road since 2017, has agreed a three-year deal.
Left-armer Parkinson has captained Leicestershire in the County Championship, where he has a best return of eight for 148, and has also established a reputation in the shorter forms of the game.
He said: "I am absolutely delighted to be joining Durham. I'm really excited for the next chapter of my career and feel like the squad matches my desire to win trophies and improve myself as a cricketer.
"I have good friends in the Durham dressing room who keep telling me how good the north-east is, and I'm looking forward to finding out first-hand."
Durham's director of cricket, Marcus North, added: "Callum is one of the best spinners in the country and is proven in both red and white-ball cricket.
"We feel that by bringing him to Durham, he will take his game to the next level and contribute and play a big part in Durham's future success, which we are all excited about."
