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Curtis Alexander Reid (16 July 1836 – 1 July 1886) was an Australian
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and
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who umpired the historic first Test match in Melbourne in 1877.


Family

Reid was born to Scottish immigrants Lieutenant-Doctor David Reid, RN, and his wife Agnes ''née'' Dyce. His brothers included pastoralists and politicians
Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
and
David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
. Reid married Sophie Dight (1843–1923) on 14 August 1862. Their son, Curtis Arthur Reid (1876–1912), a
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, played
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at the highest level in Perth (with Rovers Football Club and
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) and in Melbourne (with
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).


Life and career

Reid umpired the inaugural Test between
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and
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in
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on 15 to 19 March 1877. His umpiring colleague was
Ben Terry Richard Benjamin Terry (25 November 1852 – 10 July 1910) was an Englishman who umpired the historic first Test match played between Australia and England in Melbourne on 15 to 19 March 1877. His colleague was Curtis Reid. He also umpired in ...
. Earlier, as a player, Reid was a left-hand batsman and right-arm bowler who played three matches for Victoria from 1869 to 1871. He took 16 wickets at an average of 10.87, with figures of 6 for 64 and 6 for 5 against
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in 1870–71. Less successful with the bat, he scored 12 runs in 5 innings. He was a winemaker, producing wine at
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, under the Reidsdale label, until 1874. Reid was appointed secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1878, the club's first secretary to be paid. He was also one of the first cricket journalists in Australia.


See also

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* List of Victoria first-class cricketers


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Curtis Australian Test cricket umpires 19th-century Australian sportspeople Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers 1836 births 1886 deaths Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from New South Wales Australian winemakers Australian people of Scottish descent People from the Southern Tablelands People from the Colony of Victoria Sportsmen from Victoria (state)