Thread title's weirdly constricting. Mentions a second tier of wk-bats but then converges on three keepers, one of whom isn't even a contemporary of the other two per se.imagine if either were relevant to the thread question
He wouldn't be in the third XI.de Villiers wouldn't be making Australia's AT XI either FWIW
Yeah, Parore was a massive under achiever with the bat. Had genuine class, as shown by the fact that his two test hundreds came against the two strongest bowling attacks of his era (the Windies in 1994 and Australia in 2001 - he also scored a cracking ODI hundred against a SA in 1995 I think), but still managed to muddle his way through to a mid-20's average. Became almost as good as Healy with the gloves, but obviously in terms of results with the bat the weakest of the three.I'd forgotten just how much Parore put Warne to the sword in this innings at Perth. Quite brutal considering Warnie was in his pomp in Australian conditions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2PqIIDDNoo
The fact he was good enough (NZ good enough I guess) to be picked as a specialist bat shows how much he underachieved really.Yeah, Parore was a massive under achiever with the bat. Had genuine class, as shown by the fact that his two test hundreds came against the two strongest bowling attacks of his era (the Windies in 1994 and Australia in 2001 - he also scored a cracking ODI hundred against a SA in 1995 I think), but still managed to muddle his way through to a mid-20's average. Became almost as good as Healy with the gloves, but obviously in terms of results with the bat the weakest of the three.
The cancer thing makes more sense.Or is he just one-eyed about Boucher?
Yeah agree with this, bit a of **** obviously, but no so different than most top sportsmen to be fair, single-minded and competitive.I remember some debacle about his brother coming along to a NZ practice and then nicking off with half the team's gear.
Also he refused to shave and wore sunglasses under Glenn Turner's reign of terror.
Apart from that, just generally being a bit of a dick.
I dunno, I still quite like him though. I remember his book being a pretty fascinating read. It included his take on things, but also had short bits from other people giving their side of the story. Mostly the other sides weren't too complimentary for Parore ... but reading his side of it, he seemingly couldn't see anything wrong with his actions.