Parsons was born at Melbourne in Australia and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and Loughborough University.
[5] In 2008, he made three further first-class appearances for Loughborough UCCE against Surrey, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire.
[3] Following the 2009 season, Parsons signed a one-year contract extension with Hampshire, alongside Benny Howell, Chris Morgan, Hamza Riazuddin, and James Vince.
[6] However, having not appeared for the first eleven in 2009 due to injury sustained playing for Rockingham Mandurah in Western Australia Premier Cricket, Parsons was released alongside Tom Burrows and Chris Morgan.
[9] After his first-class career came to an end in 2011, Parsons began working for a company run by former Hampshire cricketer Jono McLean as its social media manager.