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Dermot Reeve
England/Hong Kong
Player profile
Full name Dermot Alexander Reeve
Born April 2, 1963, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Current age 45 years 193 days
Major teams England, Hong Kong, Somerset, Sussex, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach, Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
5 |
0 |
124 |
59 |
24.80 |
448 |
27.67 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
29 |
21 |
9 |
291 |
35 |
24.25 |
389 |
74.80 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| First-class |
241 |
322 |
77 |
8541 |
202* |
34.86 |
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7 |
52 |
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200 |
0 |
| List A |
301 |
223 |
71 |
4173 |
100 |
27.45 |
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1 |
15 |
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97 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
5 |
149 |
60 |
2 |
1/4 |
1/15 |
30.00 |
2.41 |
74.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
29 |
28 |
1147 |
820 |
20 |
3/20 |
3/20 |
41.00 |
4.28 |
57.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
241 |
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29533 |
12232 |
456 |
7/37 |
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26.82 |
2.48 |
64.7 |
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8 |
0 |
| List A |
301 |
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12439 |
8487 |
294 |
5/23 |
5/23 |
28.86 |
4.09 |
42.3 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Jan 18-22, 1992 scorecard |
| Last Test |
New Zealand v England at Wellington, Feb 6-10, 1992 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v West Indies at Lord's, May 27, 1991 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, Mar 9, 1996 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1983 - 1996 |
| List A span |
1983 - 1998 |
Reeve loved to improvise. He would reverse-sweep the spinners to distraction, go down on one knee to hoist the quicks over midwicket, and subtly vary the pace of his jobbing, limbs-pumping seamers. In one county match, against Hampshire, he even played the left-arm spin of Raj Maru by throwing his bat to the ground to rule out catches to the close fielders. But, as a spanking cover-drive and tight off-stump line showed, he could do the basics too. His mind-over-matter approach made him a natural captain, and in 1994 - with a little help from Brian Lara's bat and Bob Woolmer's coaching - he led Warwickshire to three of the four major trophies, failing only in the NatWest final. Reeve was already an occasional member of England's one-day side by this stage - having appeared for his native Hong Kong in the 1982 ICC Trophy - and played in the 1992 World Cup final, but he was given just three Tests, all in New Zealand in 1991-92. His international career would have been longer if his ability to irk opponents hadn't extended to his team-mates. He left Warwickshire in 1997 to become Somerset's coach, and worked as an incisive commentator for Channel 4 until a newspaper expose of his cocaine addiction forced him to quit.
Lawrence Booth
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996
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Dermot Reeve with a reverse sweep
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Jul 1, 2001 |
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Dermot Reeve bowling at the Pavilion End
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Jul 1, 2001 |
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Dermot Reeve and Derek Randall patrol the covers
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