Adam Craig Parore (born 23 January 1971) is a New Zealand former wicket-keeper and batsman. He played 78 Test cricket matches for New Zealand and 179 One Day International cricket matches. Parore has been the managing director of financial services firm Adam Parore Mortgages. CoinHQ was also founded by him. Parore was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.
International career He was the first Māori to represent New Zealand in cricket.Cricket Selectors Change Team in Bid to Get Lucky, International Herald Tribune, Retrieved on 19 October 2007
He also holds the record for the highest One Day International innings score without a boundary (96 vs India, in Baroda, 1994).Most One Day International runs without a boundary, ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 16 January 2009
After representing New Zealand for more than a decade, Parore retired from international cricket, his last Test match played against England in Auckland in 2002. He finished with 204 Test dismissals, a New Zealand record.Tests – Most dismissals for New Zealand , ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 19 October 2007
Personal life In 2003, he began a relationship with socialite and television presenter Sally Ridge, with whom he had two children, and ran a sports clothing company. Ridge and Parore were involved in a controversial house demolition when they wanted to demolish a 100-year-old house and replace it with a new building.
In 2006, Parore started his own business, Adam Parore Mortgages as a mortgage broker.
In 2009, the couple were embroiled in a $1 million leaky homes lawsuit. They broke up in 2010."Judge keeps Sally Ridge, Adam Parore asset wrangle secret" , 22 March 2012, NBR
In May 2011, he climbed Mount Everest.
In March 2014, he married Miller Rose MacLeod-McGhie in Hokianga. The couple reportedly separated in 2016.
In 2026, Parore married Libby Price, a New Zealand property business owner.
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