Adam Parore Cricketer
Adam Craig Parore (born 23 January 1971 in Auckland) 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.