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Full name Adam Craig Parore
Born January 23, 1971, Auckland
Current age 37 years 115 days
Major teams New Zealand,Auckland,Chennai Superstars,Northern Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
78
128
19
2865
110
26.28
7399
38.72
2
14
316
12
197
7
ODIs
179
161
32
3314
108
25.68
4867
68.09
1
14
169
36
116
25
First-class
163
252
43
6826
155*
32.66
10
36
367
24
List A
255
233
46
5033
108
26.91
1
24
169
33
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
78
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
179
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
163
30
55
0
-
-
-
11.00
-
0
0
0
List A
255
-
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-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
England v New Zealand at Birmingham, Jul 5-10, 1990 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Oct 31, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v South Africa at Sydney, Feb 8, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988/89 - 2001/02
List A span
1990 - 2001/02
Profile
An Auckland first-class player since 1988, Adam Parore announced his retirement on the eve of the final Test against England at Auckland in March 2002, after more than a decade of service to New Zealand cricket. His form might have been expected to decline with age, but instead the super-fit Parore (who sometimes jogged home after a hard day in the field) reached the peak of his wicketkeeping powers in 2000-01, at the age of 30. In the mid-1990s Parore was often at odds with the New Zealand establishment, and was given to expressive verbal advice from behind the stumps. But he later fitted comfortably into the senior-pro role, both in encouraging the work of the young New Zealand bowlers, and re-polishing his own ability as perhaps the most consistent keeper in world cricket. His batting could occasionally be top-notch too. When Lee Germon took over as captain and wicketkeeper in the mid-1990s, Parore kept his place as New Zealand's regular No. 3, and in 2001-02 at Perth he helped Nathan Astle add 253 for the eighth wicket - of which Parore made 110 - against the best attack in the world. Parore described the feat as "pretty cool", but by the end of that season his enthusiasm had gone. Six years after retirement, he made a surprise decision by joining the Indian Cricket League after signing a two-year contract with the Chennai Superstars. Don Cameron March 2008
