John Morton Parker (born 21 February 1951) is a former New Zealand international

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er who played

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between 1971 and 1984. He captained New Zealand in the third Test against

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in 1976/77. Parker played cricket in England when young, and helped

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at this time. He was the youngest of three brothers to play first-class cricket, the other two being

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and Murray Parker. He played 36 Test matches and 24

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for New Zealand. Parker scored three Test hundreds and 21 first-class hundreds in a career that spanned 14 years.

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