George Paramor

George Paramor (19 June 1846 – 2 August 1925) was an English cricketer. He moved to New Zealand in 1873 and played eight first-class matches for Otago between 1873 and 1881.[1]

George Paramor
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Henry Paramor
Born(1846-06-19)19 June 1846
Margate, Kent, England
Died2 August 1925(1925-08-02) (aged 79)
Sydney, Australia
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873-74 to 1880-81Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 232
Batting average 15.46
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 62
Balls bowled 1102
Wickets 25
Bowling average 20.84
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/45
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 May 2016

Paramor was employed by the Dunedin Cricket Club as a professional in 1873, supervising the club's ground and practice sessions, and the coaching of younger players.[2] He supplemented his cricket earnings by working in an ironmongery warehouse, whose owner allowed him time off for cricket.[3]

The New Zealand cricket historian Tom Reese wrote of Paramor: "He was a tall upstanding player, whose long reddish beard was usually tucked inside his shirt. He was a popular player indeed."[4] His highest score was 62, out of Otago's first innings total of 148, against Canterbury in 1874-75.[5] It was Otago's highest score to that date.[6] He was known for his fighting qualities, which he showed by effectively combatting an early form of bodyline bowling used by the English bowler Tom Emmett in 1877.[3] His best bowling figures were 6 for 45 against Canterbury in 1878-79.[7]

He moved to New South Wales in 1881, where he worked as an ironmonger's assistant. He lived in Liverpool, south-west of Sydney, where he died in August 1925.[8]

See also

References
  1. "George Paramor". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. "News of the Day". Press: 2. 10 December 1873.
  3. Fulton, Fred (11 December 1920). "Some Old Time Cricket Reminiscences". Evening Star: 15.
  4. T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1841–1914, Simpson & Williams, Christchurch, 1927, p. 40.
  5. "Canterbury v Otago 1874-75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. Reese, p. 176.
  7. "Canterbury v Otago 1878-79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "Legal Notices". Sydney Morning Herald: 2. 13 August 1925.
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