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 name	George Henry Paramor
Born	(1846-06-19)19 June 1846 Margate, Kent, England
Died	2 August 1925(1925-08-02) (aged 79) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873/74–1880/81	Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 232 Batting average 15.46 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 62 Balls bowled 1,102 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]

Paramor 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]