John Richard Reid

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John Reid New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm off-break, Right-arm fast-medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	58	246
Runs scored	3428	16128
Batting average	33.28	41.35
100s/50s	6/22	39/-
Top score	142	296
Balls bowled	7725	-
Wickets	85	466
Bowling average	33.35	22.60
5 wickets in innings	1	15
10 wickets in match	-	1
Best bowling	6/60	7/20
Catches/stumpings	43/1	240/7
Test debut: 23 July 1949 Last Test: 8 July 1965 Source: [1]

John Richard Reid (born 3 June 1928, Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer, who captained New Zealand for 34 Tests. He was the first New Zealand captain to enjoy the taste of victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956, and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962. Reid's Test statistics, however, were mediocre by most standards. He also became a match referee after his active career.

In 1962-63, playing for New Zealand against England at Christchurch, Reid hit exactly 100 in the second innings out of a team total of just 159. This remains the lowest all-out Test match total to include a century, although Pakistan's Mohsin Khan has since beaten it in an innings where only one wicket fell. ^[1]