Basil Reed

Basil Duck Reed (8 November 1895 – 12 October 1968) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Basil Reed
Personal information
Full nameBasil Duck Reed
Born8 November 1895
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Died12 October 1968(1968-10-12) (aged 72)
Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921–1923Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 1
Bowling average 83.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/56
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2019

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.

References
  1. "Navy lists (1913)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  2. "No. 30413". The London Gazette. 4 December 1917. p. 12686.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Basil Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  4. "Army v Royal Navy, 1921". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  6. "No. 34120". The London Gazette. 1 January 1935. p. 59.
  7. "Navy lists (1939)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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