Bruce Reid

Bruce Anthony Reid (born March 14, 1963, Perth, Australia) is an Australian cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team. He represented Australia in test match cricket between December 1985 and December 1992 and in One Day Internationals between January 1986 and March 1992. He played 27 test matches for Australia taking 113 test wickets at an average of 24.63 runs per wicket. He also played 61 one-day-internationals taking 63 ODI wickets.

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March 14 - 1963 - Perth - Australia - Cricket - Indian national cricket team - Test match - 1985 - 1992 - One Day International

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His statistics are not extraordinary, but statisitcs does not tell the entire story. He was 6 feet 8 inches tall and along with Joel Garner, one of the tallest players ever to have played international cricket. He bowled left-arm fast-medium and had natural swing and awkard angle of delivery. Along with that, he achieved steepling bounce from his great height and was very accurate. But being very thin in built, he frequently broke down with injuries and was rarely fully fit. Injuries therefore limited his international appearances and his statistics undoubtedly would have read many more wickets next to his name. It was unfortunate for him and a loss to Australian cricket and fans around the world. The lasting image of him for me was the poster of the Australian World Cup team of 1992 with everybody in yellow jerseys with Bruce Reid (lanky) and Tom Moody (6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and powerfully built) towering over rest of the Australian team.

Related Topics:
Joel Garner - Tom Moody

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He is the cousin of John F. Reid.

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