Parore plays despite fracture (13 March 1999)
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Parore was cleared to play in the second test against South Africa, despite taking a hairline fracture of a finger into the match
13-Mar-1999
13 March 1999
Parore plays despite fracture
Geoff Longley
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Parore was cleared to play in
the second test against South Africa, despite taking a hairline
fracture of a finger into the match.
Parore became the latest Black Caps' injury casualty the day before
the match, sustaining a knock on his left hand during net practice.
However, he satisfied national coach Steve Rixon with his fitness
during warm-ups on the match morning, although the little finger on
his left hand has a break in it.
Rixon, a former Australian and New South Wales wicketkeeper, said
'keepers regularly took knocks to their hands and it was not uncommon
for them to play in matches with damaged digits.
"I didn't believe the injury would impair his performance," Rixon
said.
Parore did not appear greatly inconvenienced by the break when the
New Zealand team fielded, although he had the last two fingers on his
left glove taped.
New Zealand Cricket has strict guidelines for players being 100 per
cent fit entering international matches, but the selectors were
satisfied with Parore's ability to cope.
On the first day Parore grafted 111 minutes for 14 with the bat.
Parore did not warm up with the Black Caps team for its day in the
field yesterday, prompting speculation about his absence.
"That he didn't figure in the warm-up was purely a precautionary
measure,"said Rixon.
Rixon said there was no reason to expect that Parore would not be fit
for the third test, starting in Wellington on Thursday.
Having to pull Parore out at the last minute from the Jade Stadium
test would have heaped further woes on a team whose resources are
already stretched, with the Canterbury contingent of Stephen Fleming,
Chris Cairns, and Craig McMillan all sidelined.
National selection panel convener Ross Dykes, himself also a former
first-class gloveman, said if a replacement was later deemed
necessary the top priority would be wicketkeeping skills.
Source :: The Christchurch Press (https://www.press.co.nz/)