Basil Reed
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| Full name | Basil Duck Reed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1895 Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1968 (aged 72) Wroughton, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1921–1923 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basil Duck Reed (8 November 1895 – 12 October 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
Reed was born in November 1895 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He began serving in the Royal Navy in July 1913 as a clerk,[1] before becoming a paymaster. He was serving as a sub lieutenant assistant-paymaster in December 1917.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1921.[3] Batting twice in the match, Reed ended the Royal Navy first-innings not out on 8, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tom Jameson. He took a single wicket in the match, dismissing Francis Brooke in the Army's first-innings, finishing with match figures of 1 for 83.[4] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire against Dorset in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship, and made three further appearances in 1923.[5] He was promoted from the rank of lieutenant commander to paymaster commander in January 1935,[6] retaining that rank until at least August 1939.[7] He died in October 1968 at Wroughton, Wiltshire.
References[edit]
- ^ "Navy lists (1913)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 30413". The London Gazette. 4 December 1917. p. 12686.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Basil Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Army v Royal Navy, 1921". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 34120". The London Gazette. 1 January 1935. p. 59.
- ^ "Navy lists (1939)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 June 2019.