Mark Moreton Parker (2 October 1975 – 12 October 2002) was a New Zealand

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. He played three matches of first-class cricket for the

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in the 1996-97, and he also played for South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup. Born in Timaru on New Zealand's

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, Parker was the son of New Zealand cricketer Murray Parker and nephew of John Parker. He scored 50 first-class runs with a top score of 14. He captained New Zealand at Under-20 level and was described by test player

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, as "mega-talented... a great timer of the ball and should have played more first-class cricket". Parker died in

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of wounds received in the

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, carried out by Jemaah Islamiyah, an Indonesian Islamist terrorist group. He had played in England for Hampshire club St Cross Symondians and was holidaying in Bali at the time of his death, having celebrated his 27th birthday, before taking up a club position in New Zealand.

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