John Fulton Reid

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John Reid

New Zealand
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	19	25
Runs scored	1296	633
Batting average	46.28	27.52
100s/50s	6/2	0/4
Top score	180	88

Balls bowled	18	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	9/-	5/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo

John Fulton Reid (born March 3, 1956 in Auckland) is a former New Zealand cricketer.

Reid played in 19 Tests and 25 One Day Internationals between 1979 and 1986. His Test average was 46.28 and included six Test centuries. His ODI average was 27.52.

He is a cousin of former Australian cricketer Bruce Reid, but is not related to former New Zealand captain John Richard Reid.

[edit] Unusual batting statistics

Despite having a very respectable batting average of 46.28, it was revealed that Reid had the biggest difference in batting averages from the first to second innings by Cricinfo. Whilst possessing a fantastic first innings average of 68.41, Reid's second innings average was a dismal 12.09, a difference of more than 56 runs.

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Reid's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).