Dermot Alexander Reeve OBE was born on 2 April 1963 and is an English former cricketer, best known as an unorthodox all-rounder and captain and, most recently, coach of the New Zealand side, Central Districts.
27 Facts About Dermot Reeve
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Dermot Reeve was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
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Dermot Reeve played English county cricket for Sussex, Warwickshire and Somerset.
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Dermot Reeve is a former Hong Kong sports personality of the year, gained for his cricketing efforts in that country.
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Dermot Reeve was born in Hong Kong in 1963 to parents who were working in the territory as teachers.
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Dermot Reeve played for KJS football team alongside captain of the team Steven Markbreiter, who now coaches the Hong Kong based team Sai Kung Bulldogs.
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Dermot Reeve signed for Sussex in June of the 1983 English season, and took 42 wickets in the County Championship at 29.35 apiece.
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Dermot Reeve was given little opportunity with the bat, batting at number 10, but performed the duties of night watchman.
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Dermot Reeve remained with Sussex for six seasons, his most successful being 1987 when he managed a batting average of over 40, and took 42 wickets at an average of under 30 runs.
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Dermot Reeve made his highest first-class score of 202 not out, and two other centuries on the way to a total of 1,412 runs.
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Dermot Reeve averaged over 40 runs for Warwickshire during his time at the Midlands club proving the move a good decision and helping him gain international selection.
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Dermot Reeve was known for his inventive cricket brain and once held the bat left handed and swept Ravi Shastri against Glamorgan - today known as the switch hit.
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Dermot Reeve experimented with many improvisations; a particular incident against left-arm spinner, Rajesh Maru, of Hampshire saw him drop his bat to avoid being caught out by the close fielders.
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Dermot Reeve was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1996, and received the OBE for services to cricket that same year.
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Dermot Reeve moved on to become coach to Somerset, and began to work as a cricket commentator for Channel 4 Television.
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Dermot Reeve played for Hong Kong at the 1982 ICC Trophy, averaging 34.50 with the bat and 15.71 with the ball.
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Dermot Reeve returned to international cricket in 1991, playing for England.
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Dermot Reeve played only three Test matches for England, but his improvising style was better suited to One Day Internationals and he made 29 appearances in this form of the game, appearing in both the 1992 and 1996 World Cups, playing in the final in the former tournament.
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Dermot Reeve returned to Hong Kong in 1994 as part of the England squad which won the Hong Kong Sixes tournament.
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Dermot Reeve's broadcasting appearances featured a repertoire of impersonations of cricketing personalities, such as Imran Khan and Geoff Boycott.
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In May 2005, Dermot Reeve admitted that he had an addiction to cocaine, and had used the drug prior to commentating on the 2004 first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.
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Dermot Reeve duly quit Channel Four after working for five years as part of their commentary team.
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Dermot Reeve admitted to using marijuana whilst he was an active player for Warwickshire but only out of season.
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In more recent years, Dermot Reeve has worked as a commentator on the BBC Radio show Test Match Special.
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Dermot Reeve commentated on the Indian Premier League English-language television coverage.
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Dermot Reeve relocated with his family to New Zealand in 2006, and was named as coach of the Central Districts States Team in July 2008.
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Dermot Reeve served as an assistant coach for the Pune Warriors India in the 2011 Indian Premier League.