John R Reid has passed away

[Fuller Pilch]

John R Reid has passed away aged 92. He was the last surviving member of the great 1949 NZ side.

 

[ataraxia]

RIP . One of the greatest cricketers from NZ.

 

[honestbharani]

RIP

 

[SeamUp]

My dad remembers his successes on the 1961-62 tour to SA and also he would later move to stay and live here for some time.

RIP John Reid

 

[Burgey]

Very sad news. RIP

 

[AndrewB]

Of those who played Tests* in the 1940s, now only Neil Harvey and John Watkins are still alive.

(Unless you include women's Tests: Eileen Ash, who played for England in 1937, is apparently still going aged 108).

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Long time since this was made:

 

[Himannv]

Sad to hear. RIP.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Rest in peace. One of New Zealand's finest

 

[SeamUp]

Always love the Wisden Almanack detailed stories of when they Wisden cricketers of the year. He was 30 when this was done.

John Reid

There is a paddock beside a house in the Hutt Valley in New Zealand where a grandfather used to take his grandson with a bat and teach him to hit the ball back to him from various angles

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[trundler]

One of a rare breed in a way that hasn't been noted yet. A truly genuine all-rounder and one of NZ's finest of course. Terrible news. RIP.

 

[straw man]

Sad news. RIP John.

 

[tony p]

He carried New Zealand in the 1950's in particular.
If he failed, so did they, at worse he lessened the severity of defeat.

The Amazing thing about his career is that from his debut against England in 1949 at Manchester till his final Test in Leeds in 1965, he never missed one, but he only played 58 Tests in 16 years, you wonder what he may have done in more modern times with more cricket.

RIP, great career John Reid.

There are currently 17 Test players over 90 years of age still alive. John Watkins of South Africa & Don Smith of England are both 97, are the oldest.

 

[Immenso]

Also, video of John R Reid bowling.

 

[Starfighter]

@Immenso that's Frank Cameron. I'll see if I can dig up some Reid. He bowled with a shuffling action (when not bowling spin) with the keeper up.

 

[Starfighter]

He bowls the ball at about 23-24 seconds in this video and I'm pretty sure he's the one who bowls the two balls in this video.

 

[AndrewB]

Of those who played Tests* in the 1940s, now only Neil Harvey and John Watkins are still alive.

(Unless you include women's Tests: Eileen Ash, who played for England in 1937, is apparently still going aged 108).

Just Harvey left now (plus Eileen Ash, Thelma McKenzie and quite possibly some other women Test cricketers).

 

[honestbharani]

RIP