Doug Reid (cricketer)
New Zealand cricketer (1928–2025)
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Douglas James Reid (17 October 1928 – 18 December 2025) was a New Zealand cricketer who played seven matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1953 to 1957.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Full name | Douglas James Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1928 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 2025 (aged 97) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–54 to 1956–57 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reid was born in Christchurch and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. He became a quantity surveyor.[1]
A left-arm opening bowler, Reid's best first-class figures were 4 for 58 against Otago in the 1953–54 Plunket Shield.[2]
Reid and his wife Toni Reid (the daughter of the All Black Read Masters) both represented Canterbury in cricket in the 1950s.[3] They married in Merivale, Christchurch, in February 1954.[4]
On the death of Bill Crump on 10 July 2022, Reid became the oldest living New Zealand first-class cricketer.[5][6] He died aged 97 in December 2025.[7]