Full name Dermot Alexander Reeve
Born April 2, 1963, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Current age 55 years 24 days
Major teams England, Hong Kong, Somerset, Sussex, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach, Commentator
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 | 7 | 52 | 200 | 0 | ||||
List A | 301 | 223 | 71 | 4173 | 100 | 27.45 | 1 | 15 | 97 | 0 |
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 | 29533 | 12232 | 456 | 7/37 | 26.82 | 2.48 | 64.7 | 8 | 0 | |||
List A | 301 | 12439 | 8487 | 294 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 28.86 | 4.09 | 42.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
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 | |
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 | |
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