Player Profile

John Parker

New Zealand

Personal Information
BornFebruary 21, 1951 (73 years)
Birth PlaceDannevirke, Manawatu
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm legbreak
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
FormatCurrent RankBest Rank
Test----
ODI----
T20I----

Batting Career Summary

FormatMInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test36632149812124.56303149.423-5121-
ODI2420-2486612.440361.54--117-
T20-------------
IPL-----0.0-0.0-----

Bowling Career Summary

FormatMInnBRunsWicketsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5w10w
Test361302411/241/244.824.030.0--
ODI241121011/101/105.010.012.0--
T20------/--/------
IPL------/--/------

Profile Summary

A huge fan of Glenn Turner, John Parker was born in a family of three brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket in New Zealand. John was the best of the lot and hence, inevitably made it to international cricket, representing the country for approximately eight years. He wasn't a gifted batsman but had immense powers of concentration and a combative attitude that helped him overcome the flaws in skill set. He was adept at keeping wickets as well whenever the situation presented itself. Parker used to open the batting at the start of his Test career and had all of his three centuries came while batting in the top three. A dip in form saw him being demoted to the middle order and he never constructed a three-figure knock again in the longest format. He did get starts and a handful of fifties too, but couldn't convert them into defining knocks. His ODI career was brief and mostly uneventful. After his playing days, Parker went on to become a hugely popular television commentator.