About George Paramor
Lived 1846 – 1925 (aged 79). George Paramor was a New Zealand cricketer.
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.
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. He supplemented his cricket earnings by working in an ironmongery warehouse, whose owner allowed him time off for cricket.
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." His highest score was 62, out of Otago's first innings total of 148, against Canterbury in 1874–75. It was Otago's highest score to that date. 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.
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.
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Who was George Paramor?
New Zealand cricketer (1846-1925)
When was George Paramor born?
George Paramor was born on 19 June 1846 in Margate.
When did George Paramor die?
George Paramor died on 2 August 1925 in Sydney.
What was George Paramor's occupation?
George Paramor was a cricketer.
What nationality was George Paramor?
George Paramor was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George Paramor. https://biography.guide/george-paramor/
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