Daniel Reese (cricketer)

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Daniel Reese
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Whitelaw Reese
Born(1898-10-19)19 October 1898
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died11 January 1954(1954-01-11) (aged 55)
Elwood, Melbourne, Australia
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1917/18–1920/21Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 71
Batting average 6.45
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 27
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 5
Bowling average 10.40
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/33
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 February 2022

Daniel Whitelaw Reese (19 October 1898 – 11 January 1954) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played six first-class matches for Canterbury between 1917 and 1921.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Reese was born in 1898. His parents were Thomas Wilson Reese and Georgina Whitelaw Reese.[2] His uncle, also called Dan Reese, captained the New Zealand cricket team for several years before World War I. Young Daniel attended Christ's College, Christchurch, where he captained the First XI in 1917.[3]

Reese made his first-class debut at the age of 19 in the 1917–18 season. In his second match, later that season, he played in the same Canterbury team as his father, who was playing his last first-class match at the age of 50.[4][5] His best match was against Otago in 1920–21, when he took 5 for 33 in the second innings and followed up with his highest score, 27.[6]

From 1923, Reese spent time in Australia broadening his business experience.[7] When he returned to New Zealand, he worked as a marine engineer and a businessman with interests in engineering, shipping and timber.[8]

Reese married Dorothy Moreland in Melbourne in January 1926.[9] She died in October 1935.[10] He died suddenly in Melbourne on 11 January 1954, survived by his second wife, Kathleen.[2][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Daniel Reese". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Deaths". The Press. Vol. XC, no. 27246. 13 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Cricket". Free Lance. 21 December 1917. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Otago v. Canterbury". Evening Star. 30 March 1918. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Canterbury v Otago 1917-18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Personal Items". Press: 8. 11 June 1923.
  8. ^ "The Railway Board". Manawatu Evening Standard: 6. 11 June 1931.
  9. ^ "Weddings". New Zealand Herald: 5. 29 January 1926.
  10. ^ "Deaths". The Argus: 1. 28 October 1935.
  11. ^ "Law Notices". The Age: 8. 19 March 1954.

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