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Wayne Parnell

Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer

Born
July 30, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1989

About Wayne Parnell

Wayne Dillon Parnell is a South African professional cricketer who has played Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the South Africa national cricket team. At domestic level he played for Cape Cobras, Warriors and Eastern Province in South Africa and for a range of teams in competitions around the world. Parnell made his first-class cricket debut for Eastern Province in October 2006, at the age of seventeen, against South Western Districts scoring 17 and taking one wicket. Parnell missed the first two matches of his planned ten with Glamorgan due to a groin injury. He was described as "the most talked about cricketer to hit the first-class scene for some time." In 2008 Parnell was awarded the under-19 Player of the Tournament and the CSA U19 Cricketer of the Year awards while representing Eastern Province.

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Wayne Parnell timeline

  1. Parnell made his first-class cricket debut for Eastern Province in October 2006, at the age of seventeen, against South Western Districts scoring 17 and taking one wicket.
  2. He was described as "the most talked about cricketer to hit the first-class scene for some time." In 2008 Parnell was awarded the under-19 Player of the Tournament and the CSA U19 Cricketer of the Year awards while representing Eastern Province.

The world when Wayne Parnell was born

Wayne Parnell was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wayne Parnell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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