Michael Stevens Reith (born 2 May 1948) is a former Irish first-class cricketer.

Michael Reith
Personal information
Full name
Michael Stevens Reith
Born (1948-05-02) 2 May 1948 (age 76)
Lurgan, Northern Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1980Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 9 1
Runs scored 346 0
Batting average 21.62 0.00
100s/50s –/2 –/–
Top score 82 0
Balls bowled 162 0
Wickets 1
Bowling average 56.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/24
Catches/stumpings 5/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2018

Reith was born at Lurgan in May 1948, and was educated there at Lurgan College.[1] Playing his club cricket for Waringstown,[1] Reith made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Perth in 1970.[2] He played first-class cricket for Ireland from 1970–1980, playing in nine first-class matches.[2] He scored a total of 346 runs across his nine matches, with a batting average of 21.62, with a high score of 82.[3] This score, which was one of two first-class half centuries he made, came on debut in 1970.[4] In July 1980, Reith played in Ireland's first-ever List A match against Middlesex in the Gillette Cup at Lord's.[5] Opening the batting alongside Jack Short, Reith became the first Irishman to be dismissed for a duck in List A cricket, when he was dismissed first ball by Wayne Daniel.[6] Outside of cricket, he worked as a manager in the leisure industry.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Player profile: Michael Stevens Reith". CricketEurope. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Michael Reith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Reith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1970". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Michael Reith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Middlesex v Ireland, 1980 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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