Tom Reese

Tom Reese
Personal information
Full name Thomas Wilson Reese
Born 29 September 1867
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died 13 April 1949 (aged 81)
Christchurch
Relations Dan Reese (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1887-88 to 1917-18 Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 24
Runs scored 374
Batting average 10.10
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 53
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 20/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 10 October 2014

Thomas Wilson Reese (29 September 1867 13 April 1949) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Canterbury from 1888 to 1918, and later wrote a two-volume history of New Zealand cricket.

Tom Reese was the older brother of Dan Reese, who captained New Zealand from 1907 to 1914. Tom played irregularly over two decades for Canterbury, batting low in the order. He reached fifty only once, when he made 53 against Hawke's Bay in 1903-04.[1] However, he was regarded as one of the best fieldsmen in New Zealand.[2] He captained Canterbury once, leading them to a five-wicket victory over Wellington in 1906-07. [3]

He formed a successful business partnership with Dan.[4] He wrote the first volume of his 1200-page history of New Zealand cricket, New Zealand Cricket, 1841–1914, in 1927, and the second volume, New Zealand Cricket, 1914–1933, in 1936.

References

  1. Hawke's Bay v Canterbury 1903-04
  2. Wisden 1950, p. 912.
  3. Canterbury v Wellington 1906-07
  4. Greg Ryan, "Where the Game Was Played by Decent Chaps", PhD thesis, University of Canterbury, 1996, p. 217.

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