| Full name: | John Richard Reid |
| Born: | 3rd June 1928, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died: | 14th October 2020, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break, Right-arm fast-medium |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Biography: | Appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1962 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to sport, especially cricket. In the 2014 New Year Honours list he became a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket. |
| Relations: | Grandson: AJ Reid; Son: RB Reid |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1949-1965); Wellington (Main FC: 1947/48-1964/65); Otago (Main FC: 1956/57-1957/58); All teams |
| New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1951 | |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1954 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1955/56 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1959 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1949-1965) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| New Zealand | 58 | 108 | 5 | 3428 | 142 | 33.28 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 1 |
| Test Career Bowling (1949-1965) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 7725 | 444 | 2835 | 85 | 6-60 | 33.35 | 1 | 0 | 90.88 | 2.20 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1947/48-1965) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 246 | 418 | 28 | 16128 | 296 | 41.35 | 39 | 83 | 239 | 7 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1947/48-1965) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 29270 | 1629 | 10535 | 466 | 7-20 | 22.60 | 15 | 1 | 62.81 | 2.15 |