Curtis Reid (cricketer)

Curtis Reid
Personal information
Full name Curtis Alexander Reid
Born (1836-07-16)16 July 1836
Inverary Park, near Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia
Died 1 July 1886(1886-07-01) (aged 49)
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm (unknown style)
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869/70–1870/71 Victoria
First-class debut 24 February 1870 Victoria v New South Wales
Last First-class 9 March 1871 Victoria v New South Wales
Umpiring information
Tests umpired 1 (1877)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 12
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5
Balls bowled 431
Wickets 16
Bowling average 10.87
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/5
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 5 November 2011

Curtis Alexander Reid (16 July 1836 – 1 July 1886) umpired the historic first Test match.

Life and career

Reid umpired the inaugural Test between Australia and England in Melbourne on 15 March to 19 March 1877. His umpiring colleague was Ben Terry.

Earlier, as a player, Reid was a left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler who played three matches for Victoria from 1869 to 1871. He took 16 wickets at an average of 10.87, with figures of 6 for 64 and 6 for 5 against Tasmania in 1870-71.[1] Less successful with the bat, he scored 12 runs in 5 innings.

He was a winemaker, producing wine at Tarrawingee, Victoria, under the Reidsdale label. He married Sophie Dight on 14 August 1862.[2][3]

Reid was appointed secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1878, the club's first secretary to be paid.[4] He was also one of the first cricket journalists in Australia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria v Tasmania, 1870/71". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Whittaker, David Maxwell. "Reid, Curtis Alexander (1838–1886)". ADB. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Marriages". The Argus: 4. 26 August 1862. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "MCC Chronology and Membership growth" (PDF). Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Our Melbourne Letter". Ovens and Murray Advertiser: 2. 10 July 1886. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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