George Henry Reed (8 August 1906 – 11 December 1988) was a Welsh

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er. Reed was a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. He was born at

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. Reed made his first-class debut for

against Lancashire in the

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. He made 24 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the

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. Seen by some at Glamorgan as a potential long-term replacement for fast bowler Jack Mercer, Reed took 62 wickets at an average of 31.30, with best figures of 5/30. His only five wicket haul came against Sussex in the

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. He was released by Glamorgan at the end of the 1938 season, and subsequently becoming a police officer. He died at Cardiff, Glamorgan on 11 December 1988.

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