George Paramor (19 June 1846 – 2 August 1925) was an English

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er. He moved to New Zealand in 1873 and played eight first-class matches for

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between 1873 and 1881. Paramor was employed by the

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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

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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

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bowling used by the English bowler

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in 1877. His best bowling figures were 6 for 45 against Canterbury in 1878-79. Paramor moved to New South Wales in 1881, where he worked as an ironmonger's assistant. He lived in

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, south-west of

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, where he died in August 1925.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paramor, George 1846 births 1925 deaths New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Sportspeople from Margate Cricketers from Kent