John Parker (cricketer)

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John Parker
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak googly
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	36	24
Runs scored	1498	248
Batting average	24.55	12.40
100s/50s	3/5	0/1
Top score	121	66
Balls bowled	40	16
Wickets	1	1
Bowling average	24.00	10.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/24	1/10
Catches/stumpings	30/-	11/1
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo

John Morton Parker (born 21 February 1951, Dannevirke) was a 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. However, his career was largely unsuccessful, and a string of poor scores in the late 1970s saw him dropped from the team. He was the youngest of three brothers to play first-class cricket, the other two being Kenneth and Murray Parker.

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