Basil Duck Reed (8 November 1895 – 12 October 1968) was an English first-class

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er and Royal Navy officer. Reed was born in November 1895 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He began serving in the Royal Navy in July 1913 as a clerk, before becoming a paymaster. He was serving as a sub lieutenant assistant-paymaster in December 1917. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the

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in 1921. 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

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. 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. He made his debut in

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for Wiltshire against Dorset in the 1921

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, and made three further appearances in 1923. He was promoted from the rank of lieutenant commander to paymaster

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in January 1935, retaining that rank until at least August 1939. He died in October 1968 at Wroughton, Wiltshire.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Basil 1895 births 1968 deaths Sportspeople from Malmesbury Royal Navy officers Royal Navy personnel of World War I English cricketers Royal Navy cricketers Wiltshire cricketers Royal Navy logistics officers