Bruce Reid

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Bruce Reid

Reid in Hong Kong, 1988
Personal information
Full name Bruce Anthony Reid
Born 14 March 1963
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Relations JF Reid (cousin)
International information
National side
  • Australia
Test debut (cap 334) December 1985 v India
Last Test November 1992 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 89) 9 January 1986 v New Zealand
Last ODI 18 March 1992 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984–1996 Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 27 61 96 96
Runs scored 93 49 503 104
Batting average 4.65 3.76
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 13 10
Balls bowled 6244 3250
Wickets 113 63 350 106
Bowling average 24.63 34.96
5 wickets in innings 5 1 12 1
10 wickets in match 2 n/a 3 n/a
Best bowling 7/51 5/53
Catches/stumpings 5/- 6/-
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2005

Bruce Anthony Reid (born 14 March 1963) is a retired Australian cricketer and was bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003–04 tour to Australia.

He represented Australia in Test cricket between December 1985 and December 1992 and in One Day Internationals between January 1986 and March 1992. He played 27 Test matches for Australia taking 113 Test wickets at an average of 24.63 runs per wicket. He also played 61 one-day-internationals taking 63 ODI wickets. Reid played for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield.

Reid is 6'8" (203 cm) tall, the same height as former West Indian fast bowler Joel Garner. Until the appearance of 7'1" (216 cm) tall Pakistani left arm fast bowler Mohammad Irfan in 2010, Reid and Garner were the tallest players ever to have played international cricket.

Reid bowled left-arm fast-medium and had natural swing and awkward angle of delivery. He achieved steepling bounce from his great height and was very accurate. Reid was frequently injured and was rarely fully fit. Said injuries limited his international appearances though in the 1990–91 Ashes series v England. During this season he took 27 wickets in the five Test matches.

Since retirement as a player, Reid has developed a career as a bowling coach, and worked with teams around the world including the Indian national cricket team, the Zimbabwe national cricket team and Hampshire County Cricket Club. He has also mentored Australian fastbowlers, including Nathan Bracken.[1] He is a cousin of John Reid, the New Zealand batsman.

Bruce Reid's Test career batting performance.

References

  1. ↑ "Reid tipped to be bowling coach". The Times Of India. 27 November 2003.

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