Adam Parore
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Adam Craig Parore is a former wicket-keeper
and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team
. He played 78 Test cricket
matches for New Zealand
and 179 One Day International cricket matches. Latterly, Parore is the managing director of financial services firm Adam Parore Mortgages.
He was the first Māori to represent New Zealand in Cricket.
After representing New Zealand for more than a decade, Parore retired from international cricket, his last Test match
played against England
in Auckland
in 2002. He finished with 204 Test dismissals, a New Zealand record.
In 2006, Parore started his own business, Adam Parore Mortgages as a mortgage broker.
In 2008 Parore signed for playing in the Indian Cricket League
, a Twenty20
tournament.
He also holds the record for the highest One Day International innings score without a boundary (96 vs India, in Baroda, 1994).
In May 2011 he summited Mount Everest
, the only test cricketer to do so.
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He played 78 Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
matches for New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and 179 One Day International cricket matches. Latterly, Parore is the managing director of financial services firm Adam Parore Mortgages.
He was the first Māori to represent New Zealand in Cricket.
After representing New Zealand for more than a decade, Parore retired from international cricket, his last Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
played against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in 2002. He finished with 204 Test dismissals, a New Zealand record.
In 2006, Parore started his own business, Adam Parore Mortgages as a mortgage broker.
In 2008 Parore signed for playing in the Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
, a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
tournament.
He also holds the record for the highest One Day International innings score without a boundary (96 vs India, in Baroda, 1994).
In May 2011 he summited Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
, the only test cricketer to do so.