Barclay George "Buddy" Reid (born 4 November 1940) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon in the 1960s.
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| Full name | Barclay George Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1940 Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Buddy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buddy Reid attended St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, and the University of Colombo, where he studied medicine. He made his first-class debut for the Ceylon Board President's XI in a Gopalan Trophy match against Madras in March 1964, batting at number three and scoring 46 (the innings top score) and 22 in a six-wicket victory.[1]
He played in most of Ceylon's matches for the next six years, usually opening the batting and occasionally bowling leg-breaks. He was selected to tour England with the Ceylon team in 1968, but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin.[2]
He captained Ceylon against MCC in 1968–69, making his highest score, 50 not out, in the second innings.[3] The previous season he had taken his best bowling figures, 4 for 19, for Ceylon Transport Board in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament.[4]
He and his wife, daughter and son moved to Australia, where he continued to practise medicine.
Reid also represented Ceylon and Australia at table tennis.[5] He was Ceylon's national men's singles champion in 1959, 1960 and 1962, and doubles champion six times.[6] In 2016 he became the World Over-75 Table Tennis Champion, winning the singles title in Alicante, Spain.[7] He added the World Over-75 doubles title in Las Vegas in 2018, when he teamed with Australian team-mate Igor Klaf.[8]
In September 2018, Reid was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[9][10]
Since at least 2009, Reid has been a tutor of medical students in the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ S. S. Perera, The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket (1832–1996), Janashakthi Insurance, Colombo, 1999, pp. 320–26.
- ^ "Ceylon v MCC 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Dungarpur XI v Ceylon Transport Board 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Buddy G. Reid – A phenomenal sportsman". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Thawfeeq, Sa’adi (4 July 2010). "Cricket, the Reid way". The Nation. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Dr Buddy Reid crowns himself World TT (over 75) champ". Daily News. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "World TT title for Dr Buddy Reid". Daily News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Buddy G. Reid – A phenomenal sportsman". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links edit
- Buddy Reid at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Buddy Reid at ESPNcricinfo