Dan Reese was a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

er. A left-handed batsman and a slow-medium bowler, Reese first represented his national team aged 16. His early cricket was with the Midland club in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

 and his provincial team, Canterbury

Canterbury Wizards

The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket and has been the most successful domestic team in New Zealand history...

. He left New Zealand to play for Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne Cricket Club

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 from 1900 to 1903 before continuing to England. In England he played for London County

London County Cricket Club

London County Cricket Club was a short-lived cricket club founded by the Crystal Palace Company. In 1898 they invited WG Grace to help them form a first-class cricket club. Grace accepted the offer and became the club's secretary, manager and captain. As a result, he severed his connection with...

 and Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

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. Plum Warner

Plum Warner

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 rated him as among the greatest fielders of all time.

After his playing days, he was involved in cricket administration serving as president of the Canterbury Cricket Association and the New Zealand Cricket Council

New Zealand Cricket

New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....

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He was a son of Christchurch businessman, Member of Parliament and former rower Daniel Reese

Daniel Reese (politician)

Daniel Reese was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Christchurch, New Zealand. He represented the Stanmore electorate from 1884 when he defeated Walter Pilliet, but was defeated in 1887....

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External links

• The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Retrieved on 2008-05-06
• Was it all Cricket? Autobiography of Reese.
• CricketArchive profile