John Richard Reid Biography

John Richard Reid CNZM OBE (born 3 June 1928) is a former New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Tests. He was the country's first cricketing leader to achieve victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956 and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962. During his career he was a leading force with both the bat and the ball. He was born at Auckland in 1928.