Bruce Anthony Reid (born 14 March 1963) is a former Australian international

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er. A tall left-arm

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bowler, Reid also played domestically for his home state

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. He was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the

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, and is the first Australian to take a

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in the ODI format of the game.

Domestic career

Reid played for

in the

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from 1984–85 to 1995–96.

International career

Reid represented

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between December 1985 and December 1992 and in

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s between January 1986 and March 1992. He played 27 Test matches for Australia taking 113 Test

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s at an average of 24.63 runs per wicket. He also played 61 ODIs, taking 63 wickets. Reid bowled left-arm fast-medium and had natural swing and an awkward angle of delivery. He achieved steepling bounce from his great height and was very accurate. Reid made his debut against India in January 1986. He was a mainstay of the Australian bowling attack from that time on. However, during Australia's tour of Pakistan in 1988 he suffered a back injury. Thereafter, Reid was frequently injured and was rarely fully fit, which limited his international career. In the

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against

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he took 27 wickets at an average of 16.00 in the first four Tests and won the award for player of the series, despite missing the last Test due to injury.

Trivia

At tall, Reid is same height as former

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fast bowler

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. Until the appearance of tall Pakistani left arm fast bowler

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in 2010, Reid and Garner were the tallest players ever to have played international cricket.

Post-playing career

Since retirement as a player, Reid has developed a career as a bowling coach, and worked with teams around the world including the

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(during the 2003–04 tour of Australia), the Zimbabwe national team and

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. He has also mentored Australian fast bowlers, including

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Personal life

Reid was born in Osborne Park, a suburb of

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, Western Australia. He was a cousin of

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batsman John Reid.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Bruce 1963 births Living people Australia One Day International cricketers One Day International hat-trick takers Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup Australia Test cricketers Australian cricket coaches Western Australia cricketers Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners Australian cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia