John Reid

On scorecards: JR Reid

In-game rating: 85/99

BOWLING

WICKETS

33.35

AVERAGE

2.20

ECONOMY

90.8

STRIKE RATE

6/60

BEST

5-WKT HAULS

FIELDING

CATCHES

STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

John Reid played 58 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1949 to 1965. The first came against England at Old Trafford, with scores of 50 and 25, and the last against England at Headingley in 1965.

The most productive decade was the 1960s: 1,768 runs at 40.2 in 24 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 142 against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 1962, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 60 against South Africa at Carisbrook in 1964.

In all: 6 hundreds, 22 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 25.1 across 23 Tests; away it was 39.6 across 34 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 953 runs at 28.0 in 19 Tests. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 385 runs at 32.1. John Reid captained New Zealand in 34 Tests, winning 3 and losing 18. New Zealand won 3 of the Tests John Reid played and lost 32, with 23 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 58 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
142	–	South Africa	Wanderers Stadium	1962	Lost
135	–	South Africa	Newlands	1954	Drawn
128	–	Pakistan	National Stadium	1965	Lost
120	–	India	Eden Gardens	1955	Drawn
119*	–	India	Arun Jaitley Stadium	1955	Drawn

BEST BOWLING

Figures	Overs	Against	Ground	Year	Result
6/60	35	South Africa	Carisbrook	1964	Drawn
4/34	16	South Africa	Ellis Park	1953	Lost
4/36	27	England	Carisbrook	1955	Lost
4/38	8	Pakistan	Bagh-e-Jinnah	1955	Lost
4/44	45	South Africa	St George's Park	1962	Won

Best in a match: 6/60 against South Africa (1964).

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
England	19	953	28.03	1/8	16	36.50
South Africa	15	914	33.85	2/5	37	26.78
India	9	691	49.36	2/3	9	49.56
Pakistan	9	658	38.71	1/5	16	31.13
West Indies	6	212	19.27	0/1	7	45.14

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	23	1,031	25.15	1/7	34	34.62
Away	34	2,376	39.60	5/15	49	32.47
Neutral	1	21	10.50	0/0	2	33.50

BY DECADE

Decade	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
1940s	2	173	43.25	0/2	0	–
1950s	32	1,487	27.04	3/8	47	35.09
1960s	24	1,768	40.18	3/12	38	30.84

GROUNDS

Ground	Tests	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Eden Park	8	385	32.08	0/4	8	59.88
Lancaster Park	6	391	35.55	1/2	8	26.38
Basin Reserve	6	186	15.50	0/1	8	42.00
Carisbrook	3	69	11.50	0/0	10	15.10
Wanderers Stadium	2	316	105.33	1/2	3	29.33
Newlands	2	241	80.33	1/1	2	38.50

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v England, 1949 at Old Trafford
Latest in the archive: v England, 1965 at Headingley

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