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John Richard Reid

John Richard Reid, New Zealand cricketer (died 2020)

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Born
June 3, 1928
Died
October 14, 2020
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1928

About John Richard Reid

John Richard Reid was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Test matches. He was New Zealand's eighth Test captain and the first to achieve victory, both at home, against the West Indies in 1956, and away, against South Africa in 1962. Reid never featured in an England-beating New Zealand Test team, but his men secured a narrow first-innings lead against Dexter's eleven in the Third Test in Christchurch in 1963. On the death of Trevor Barber on 7 August 2015, Reid became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer.

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John Richard Reid timeline

  1. Reid never featured in an England-beating New Zealand Test team, but his men secured a narrow first-innings lead against Dexter's eleven in the Third Test in Christchurch in 1963.
  2. On the death of Trevor Barber on 7 August 2015, Reid became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer.

The world when John Richard Reid was born

John Richard Reid was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Richard Reid's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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