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Full name | Basil Duck Reed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 November 1895 Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1968 Wroughton, Wiltshire, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1921–1923 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 28 June 2019 |
Basil Duck Reed (8 November 1895 – 12 October 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
Reed was born in November 1895 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He began serving in the Royal Navy in July 1913 as a clerk, [1] before becoming a paymaster. He was serving as a sub lieutenant assistant-paymaster in December 1917. [2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1921. [3] Batting twice in the match, Reed ended the Royal Navy first-innings not out on 8, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tom Jameson. He took a single wicket in the match, dismissing Francis Brooke in the Army's first-innings, finishing with match figures of 1 for 83. [4] He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire against Dorset in the 1921 Minor Counties Championship, and made three further appearances in 1923. [5] He was promoted from the rank of lieutenant commander to paymaster commander in January 1935, [6] retaining that rank until at least August 1939. [7] He died in October 1968 at Wroughton, Wiltshire.