Tony Reid
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Charles Anthony "Tony" Reid (born 9 April 1962) is a Barbados
born American
former cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
bowler, he played for the United States national cricket team from 2000 until 2005. He was the first man to take a wicket for the USA in a One Day International (ODI).
, playing three of the team's four group matches in Jamaica
. His debut against the Jamaicans
was inauspicious as he went for 50 from his ten overs and was lbw
to Laurie Williams
for a duck.
He did not play in the match against Canada, but was back in the side against his native Barbados
, taking his first senior wicket - that of West Indies Test
batsman Adrian Griffith. He was retained against Trinidad & Tobago, but failed to make any impression as the USA were bowled out for a paltry 62, which their opponents rushed past for the loss of one wicket in 31 balls.
His next appearances were in early 2004, at the ICC 6 Nations Challenge
tournament in Sharjah
and Dubai
which the United States eventually won on net run rate
. In the first match, against Namibia
, he took 3-40 and scored 30 in a five-wicket win
, as well as running out
the Namibian captain, Deon Kotze
. Later in the competition he scored 55 in a losing cause against the Netherlands.
Shortly after the end of the Six Nations competition, Reid made his first-class
debut at the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
against Canada in Fort Lauderdale. He scored only 4 and 2 as the USA lost by 104 runs, but took 2-10 in six tight overs in the Canadian second innings. Five games followed at the Americas Championship
, a tournament he previously played in 2000, before another Intercontinental Cup appearance, this time in a winning cause against Bermuda.
In September 2004, the USA played the first ODIs in their history, in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy
in England
. Reid had been caught up in Hurricane Frances
, and at one stage had looked unlikely to make it across the Atlantic
, but he was rewarded for his perseverance when, opening the bowling in the first game against New Zealand, he had captain Stephen Fleming
caught at cover.
This was the first wicket in ODI history for the United States, although they were brought back down to earth by a thumping 210-run defeat, followed by a nine-wicket thrashing by the Australians.
Reid last played for the USA in the 2005 ICC Trophy
in Ireland
, but despite two half centuries his bowling was ineffective, and he took just one wicket from 42 overs in a disastrous competition for the Americans which saw them lose all four of their group games (one more was abandoned), thus denying the USA a place at the 2007 World Cup
. He hit 54 against Denmark, but his best of 61 not out
came in a ninth-place play-off match which saw the United States beaten by Oman.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former 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 right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he played for the United States national cricket team from 2000 until 2005. He was the first man to take a wicket for the USA in a One Day International (ODI).
Biography
Born in Barbados in 1962, Reid made his List A debut when the USA took part in the 2000-01 Red Stripe BowlKFC Cup
The Regional Super 50 is the current name of the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies, it was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in 2008 and the WICB Cup until 2011...
, playing three of the team's four group matches in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. His debut against the Jamaicans
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
was inauspicious as he went for 50 from his ten overs and was lbw
Leg before wicket
In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a series of circumstances which primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the batsman's...
to Laurie Williams
Laurie Williams
Laurie Rohan Williams was a West Indian cricketer. Williams was just 33 years old when he died, a car he was driving crashed into an oncoming bus....
for a duck.
He did not play in the match against Canada, but was back in the side against his native Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
, taking his first senior wicket - that of West Indies Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
batsman Adrian Griffith. He was retained against Trinidad & Tobago, but failed to make any impression as the USA were bowled out for a paltry 62, which their opponents rushed past for the loss of one wicket in 31 balls.
His next appearances were in early 2004, at the ICC 6 Nations Challenge
ICC 6 Nations Challenge
The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004. It was a tournament involving the best associate members of the International Cricket Council, who were joined in the first two tournaments by A teams from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka...
tournament in Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
which the United States eventually won on net run rate
Run rate
In cricket, the run rate , or runs per over is the number of runs a batsman scores in an over of 6 balls. It includes all runs, even the so-called extras awarded due to errors by the bowler. Without extras and overthrows, the maximum run rate is 36 – if every ball were struck for six and, as...
. In the first match, against Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
, he took 3-40 and scored 30 in a five-wicket win
The result in cricket
The result in a game of cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing, a draw or a tie. In the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with no result...
, as well as running out
Run out
Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.-The rules:A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing...
the Namibian captain, Deon Kotze
Deon Kotze
Deon Bosman Kotze is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler....
. Later in the competition he scored 55 in a losing cause against the Netherlands.
Shortly after the end of the Six Nations competition, Reid made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut at the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme...
against Canada in Fort Lauderdale. He scored only 4 and 2 as the USA lost by 104 runs, but took 2-10 in six tight overs in the Canadian second innings. Five games followed at the Americas Championship
ICC Americas Championship
The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...
, a tournament he previously played in 2000, before another Intercontinental Cup appearance, this time in a winning cause against Bermuda.
In September 2004, the USA played the first ODIs in their history, in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004. Twelve teams, including the Test nations, together with Kenya, and – making their One Day International debut – the USA, competed in fifteen matches spread over sixteen days at three venues Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl and The...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Reid had been caught up in Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. The system crossing the open Atlantic during mid to late August, moving to the north of the Lesser Antilles while strengthening. Its outer bands affected Puerto...
, and at one stage had looked unlikely to make it across the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, but he was rewarded for his perseverance when, opening the bowling in the first game against New Zealand, he had captain Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming
Stephen Paul Fleming ONZM is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket...
caught at cover.
This was the first wicket in ODI history for the United States, although they were brought back down to earth by a thumping 210-run defeat, followed by a nine-wicket thrashing by the Australians.
Reid last played for the USA in the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, but despite two half centuries his bowling was ineffective, and he took just one wicket from 42 overs in a disastrous competition for the Americans which saw them lose all four of their group games (one more was abandoned), thus denying the USA a place at the 2007 World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
. He hit 54 against Denmark, but his best of 61 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
came in a ninth-place play-off match which saw the United States beaten by Oman.