Former New Zealand Test skipper Barry Sinclair, who became the third Kiwi to score 1,000 runs in the longest format of the game after Bert Sutcliffe and John R Reid, died on Sunday aged 85, said New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Monday.Sinclair .
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2020/12/29 16:13 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) John F. Reid, who scored six centuries in 19 tests for New Zealand including 108 in a famous win over Australia, has died. He was 64. His death after a long illness was confirmed Tuesday by New Zealand Cricket. Reid’s century against Australia at Brisbane’s Gabba ground in November, 1985 was instrumental in New Zealand’s win by an innings of 41 runs. He shared a then-record 225-run partnership with Martin Crowe (188) for the third wicket which helped New Zealand to 553-7 in its only innings. Richard Hadlee took 9-52 in Australia’s first innings and 6-71 in the second to secure the win.
One of his greatest innings was his 108 against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, in November 1985. Reid and the late Martin Crowe compiled a 224-run partnership for the third wicket, which was then a record stand, paving the way for a total of 553-7. After the declaration Sir Richard Hadlee routed Australia with the ball, taking 6-71 after his amazing 9-52 in the first innings. Reid went on to craft a career in sports management, becoming chief executive of Auckland Cricket then cricket operations manager and high performance manager for NZ Cricket. In his latter role he led the creation of the National High Performance Centre at Lincoln, near Christchurch.