Tom Reese
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| Full name | Thomas Wilson Reese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1867 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1949 (aged 81) Christchurch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dan Reese (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1887-88 to 1917-18 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Hawke's Bay v Canterbury 1903-04
- ^ Wisden 1950, p. 912.
- ^ Canterbury v Wellington 1906-07
- ^ Greg Ryan, "Where the Game Was Played by Decent Chaps", PhD thesis, University of Canterbury, 1996, p. 217.