John Parker (New Zealand cricketer)

John Morton Parker (born 21 February 1951) is a former New Zealand Test and ODI first-class cricketer. He also served as interim captain in the third Test against Pakistan in 1976/77.

John Parker

Parker in 2013
Personal information
Born	21 February 1951 (1951-02-21) (age 69) Dannevirke, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
International information
National side	New Zealand (1973–1981)
Test debut (cap 124)	2 February 1973 v Pakistan
Last Test	26 December 1980 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 17)	31 March 1974 v Australia
Last ODI	3 February 1981 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1971-1975	Worcestershire
1972/73-1983/84	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 36 24 207 113 Runs scored 1,498 248 11,254 2,121 Batting average 24.55 12.40 34.84 21.64 100s/50s 3/5 0/1 21/53 1/9 Top score 121 66 195 107 Balls bowled 40 16 903 20 Wickets 1 1 14 1 Bowling average 24.00 10.00 48.64 12.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/24 1/10 3/26 1/10 Catches/stumpings 30/– 11/1 177/5 45/2
Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2017

He played 36 Test matches and 24 ODIs for New Zealand. Parker scored three test hundreds and 21 first-class hundreds in a career that spanned 14 years.

He was the youngest of three brothers to play first-class cricket, the other two being Kenneth and Murray Parker.