Curtis Reid (cricketer)

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Curtis Reid
Personal information
Full name
Curtis Alexander Reid
Born(1836-07-16)16 July 1836
Inverary Park, near Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 July 1886(1886-07-01) (aged 49)
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm (unknown style)
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869/70–1870/71Victoria
First-class debut24 February 1870 Victoria v New South Wales
Last First-class9 March 1871 Victoria v New South Wales
Umpiring information
Tests umpired1 (1877)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 12
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5
Balls bowled 431
Wickets 16
Bowling average 10.87
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/5
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 5 November 2011

Curtis Alexander Reid (16 July 1836 – 1 July 1886) was an Australian cricketer and umpire who umpired the historic first Test match in Melbourne in 1877.

Family[edit]

Reid was born to Scottish immigrants Lieutenant-Doctor David Reid, RN, and his wife Agnes née Dyce. His brothers included pastoralists and politicians Robert and David.[1][2] Reid married Sophie Dight (1843–1923) on 14 August 1862.[3] Their son, Curtis Arthur Reid (1876–1912),[4][5][6] a surveyor, played Australian rules football at the highest level in Perth (with Rovers Football Club and East Fremantle Football Club) and in Melbourne (with Melbourne Football Club).

Life and career[edit]

Reid umpired the inaugural Test between Australia and England in Melbourne on 15 to 19 March 1877. His umpiring colleague was Ben Terry.[7]

Earlier, as a player, Reid was a left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler who played three matches for Victoria from 1869 to 1871. He took 16 wickets at an average of 10.87, with figures of 6 for 64 and 6 for 5 against Tasmania in 1870–71.[8] Less successful with the bat, he scored 12 runs in 5 innings.[9]

He was a winemaker, producing wine at Tarrawingee, Victoria, under the Reidsdale label, until 1874.[10]

Reid was appointed secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1878, the club's first secretary to be paid.[11][12] He was also one of the first cricket journalists in Australia.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whittaker, David Maxwell (1976). "Reid, Curtis Alexander (1838–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Deaths: Reid". The Argus. 29 December 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Marriages". The Argus. 26 August 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Trove.;
  4. ^ "Births: Reid". The Australasian. 8 April 1876. p. 25. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Marriages: Reid—Tullidge". The Argus. 10 December 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Deaths: Reid". Darling Downs Gazette. 16 May 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "1st Test, Melbourne, March 15 - 19, 1877, England tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Victoria v Tasmania, 1870/71". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Curtis Reid". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Sales by Auction". The Argus. 15 January 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "MCC Chronology and Membership growth" (PDF). Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ^ Scout (29 March 1879). "Cricket Notes". Weekly Times. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "Our Melbourne Letter". Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 10 July 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Trove.

External links[edit]

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