John Fulton Reid

John Fulton Reid (3 March 1956 – 28 December 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer. He was born in Auckland.

John Fulton Reid

Personal information
Born	3 March 1956 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	28 December 2020 (aged 64) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Bruce Reid (cousin)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1979–1986)
Test debut (cap 144)	23 February 1979 v Pakistan
Last Test	13 March 1986 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 36)	6 February 1980 v West Indies
Last ODI	2 February 1986 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975–1988	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 19 25 101 66 Runs scored 1,296 633 5,650 2,165 Batting average 46.28 27.52 38.17 40.09 100s/50s 6/2 0/4 11/29 1/13 Top score 180 88 180 118 Balls bowled 18 0 483 0 Wickets 0 – 6 – Bowling average – – 36.83 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 2/5 – Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/– 116/9 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

Career

Reid completed his education at Lynfield College, well known for its cricket. Reid house at Lynfield College is named after him.[1]

Reid played in 19 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals between 1979 and 1986. His Test average was 46.28 and included six Test centuries. His ODI average was 27.52.[2] Despite having a very respectable batting average of 46.28, it was revealed by Cricinfo that Reid had the biggest difference in batting averages between first and second innings. He had a first innings average of 68.41, but a second innings average of only 12.09, a difference of more than 56 runs.[3][4][5]

He was a cousin of former Australian cricketer Bruce Reid.[2]

Records

• He holds the New Zealand record of scoring 1,000 test runs in the fewest innings.[6]

Death

John Reid died of cancer in Christchurch on 28 December 2020.[7][8]

References

1. "History". Lynfield College. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
2. "John Reid". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
3. Basevi, Travis (7 August 2007). "Differences in averages between first and second innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
4. "Statsguru - JF Reid - Test Batting - Innings by innings list - Filter: in the 1st team innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
5. "Statsguru - JF Reid - Test Batting - Innings by innings list - Filter: in the 2nd team innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
6. "Records - Test matches - Batting records - Fastest to 1000 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
7. "Cricket: Black Caps batsman John F Reid dies, aged 64". New Zealand Herald. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
8. "John Reid death notice". New Zealand Herald. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

External links

• John Reid at ESPNcricinfo
• Cricinfo article on batting averages of first and second innings