Dan Reese (cricketer)
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| Full name | Daniel Reese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1879 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 1953 (aged 74) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm slow-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Reese (26 January 1879 – 12 June 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer.
Biography
Reese was a son of Christchurch businessman, Member of Parliament and former rower Dan Reese.[1] He was born in Christchurch in 1879 and received his education at West Christchurch School.[2]
A left-handed batsman and a slow-medium bowler, Reese first represented his national team aged 19. His early cricket was with the Midland club in Christchurch and his provincial team, Canterbury. He left New Zealand to play for Melbourne Cricket Club from 1900 to 1903 before continuing to England.[1] In England he played for London County and Essex. Plum Warner rated him as among the greatest fielders of all time.[3]
He returned to New Zealand, and captained Canterbury from 1907 to 1921, and New Zealand from 1907 to 1914, including the tour to Australia in 1913–14. His highest first-class score was 148, out of a team total of 274, for New Zealand against Lord Hawke's XI in 1902–03.[4] His best bowling figures were 7 for 53 for the New Zealanders against Queensland in Brisbane in 1913–14.[5]
After his playing days he was involved in cricket administration, serving as president of the Canterbury Cricket Association and the New Zealand Cricket Council.[2]
When Tom Lowry was president of the New Zealand Cricket Council he made a speech in 1952 in which he declared that Reese was one of New Zealand's "five greatest cricketers", along with Syd Hiddleston, Martin Donnelly, Bert Sutcliffe and Jack Cowie.[6]
Reese managed the Golden Bay Cement Works in Tarakohe for three years.[1]
Reese died in Christchurch on 12 June 1953.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Hall, Fiona. "Reese, Daniel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Mr. Daniel Reese". The New Zealand Railways Magazine. 6 (2). New Zealand Railways Department, Wellington: 13–14. 1 June 1931. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (23 April 2009) [1966]. "REESE, Daniel". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ New Zealand v Lord Hawke's XI 1902–03. cricketarchive.com
- ^ Queensland v New Zealanders 1913–14. cricketarchive.com
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 212.
- ^ "Death of Mr D. Reese". The Press. Vol. LXXXIX, no. 27065. 13 June 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
External links
Media related to Dan Reese at Wikimedia Commons- Was it all Cricket? the autobiography of Reese at NZETC
- Dan Reese at ESPNcricinfo
- Dan Reese at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
