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John Parker (cricketer, born 1951)
John Morton Parker (born 21 February 1951, Dannevirke) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played 36 Test matches and 24 ODIs for New Zealand, also serving as interim captain in the third Test against Pakistan in 1976/77.
The youngest of three brothers who all played first-class cricket, John Parker made up his mind to follow in the footsteps of Glenn Turner. A determined, if limited, batsman with a short backlift and plenty of pluck, he was also a fine fielder who could keep wicket if needed. In 1971 he paid his way to England, and had a successful trial at Worcester, scoring 91 on his first appearance. His eventual Test debut -- against Pakistan in 1972-73 -- was not so successful, as he broke a bone in his hand while fielding and was unable to bat. He redeemed himself after a miserable tour of England by scoring 108 against Australia at Sydney in 1973-74, and he was a member of the side which that same season beat Australia for the first time, at Christchurch. However, he was inconsistent as an opener, and did better when he dropped down the batting order. Vice-captain to Turner in Pakistan and India in 1976-77, Parker led his country in one match, against Pakistan at Karachi. He later became an amusing TV commentator.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins :Adapted by Wisden from World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary (Oxford, 1996). |
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John Parker - Young Gun 1972
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Kent Currie - Kaipaki Green Team Coordinator
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"There has been a lot of hard work go in to Kaipaki Cricket in the last 2 years and a special mention needs to go out to contributors such as Michael Clayton and Darin Armstrong who manage the Kaipaki Gold team, Ray Walker and Geoff Foster who organize the Kaipaki Colts team (Ray also mows Kaipaki Oval), Graeme Hurren who is the teams official scorer, Fraser Kilgour for his excellent captaincy and helping with recruitment and of course John Parker for his continued support and wisdom."
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Darin Armstrong - Kaipaki Gold Team Coordinator
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Whilst on his OE Darin worked for 18 months on the Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg movie 'Saving Private Ryan'. Now he is focused on saving New Zealanders thousands in interest payments as a New Business Consultant at our Hamilton office.
Darin’s OE lasted a total of 7 years, which he funded by working in a variety of banks and insurance companies across the UK and Ireland. After arriving back in New Zealand, Darin spent 5 years as Lending Manager with First Credit Union and then 7 years as a Business Manager with Kiwibank. After a total of 19 years in Relationship Banking, Darin saw the light and joined New Zealand Home Loans so he could further build and maintain relationships with his clients and show them that the days of being shackled to a home loan for 25 or 30 years are a thing of the past. After years of working for the "other" banks Darin is eager to show that New Zealand Home Loans provides a genuine product to help reduce your home loan faster without having to cost any more and thus allowing you to live the lifestyle that you want. His only regret is that he didn’t get onto it sooner! The father of two young daughters, Darin has managed Waikato age group and New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby teams, is involved with the Kaipaki Cricket Club and also enjoys wakeboarding and golf. |
John Parker, International - Kaipaki Centre Coordinator
You can Contact John on our CONTACT page.
However, he's still an international player in the World of Sport. |
Published on 20 Apr 2013
While discussions were swirling in New Zealand about the future of New Zealand cricket, former NZ test batsman and businessman John Parker was in Doha to discuss sports-related opportunities with Qatari officials. John took time out from his busy schedule to meet with MEINZ Qatar. |
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Published on 29 Oct 2014
Legendary cricket commentator Brian Waddle interviews Englishman Thomas Benn after Kaipaki's victory over Morrinsville. |