Luis Reece
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Luis Reece
| image = 1 46 Luis Reece.jpg
| caption = Reece in 2023
| country = England
| fullname = Luis Michael Reece
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Taunton, Somerset, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium
| role =All-rounder
| club1 = Unicorns
| year1 = 2011–2012
| club2 = Leeds/Bradford MCCU
| year2 = 2012–2013
| club3 = Lancashire
| year3 = 2013–2016
| club4 = Derbyshire
| year4 = {{nowrap|2017–present}}
| clubnumber4 = 10
| club5 = Chittagong Vikings
| year5 = 2017
| club6 = Dhaka Platoon
| year6 = 2019–20
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 31 March
| debutyear1 = 2012
| debutfor1 = Leeds/Bradford MCCU
| debutagainst1 = Surrey
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 24 April
| debutyear2 = 2011
| debutfor2 = Unicorns
| debutagainst2 = Lancashire
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 113
| runs1 = 6,295
| bat avg1 = 34.77
| 100s/50s1 = 13/34
| top score1 = 201*
| deliveries1 = 9,405
| wickets1 = 171
| bowl avg1 = 29.46
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 49/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 63
| runs2 = 1,904
| bat avg2 = 35.92
| 100s/50s2 = 3/12
| top score2 = 136
| deliveries2 = 1,547
| wickets2 = 37
| bowl avg2 = 41.86
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/35
| catches/stumpings2 = 19/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 101
| runs3 = 2,040
| bat avg3 = 21.93
| 100s/50s3 = 0/16
| top score3 = 97*
| deliveries3 = 733
| wickets3 = 33
| bowl avg3 = 32.33
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/33
| catches/stumpings3 = 43/–
| date = 6 April
| year = 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/luis-reece-347661 ESPNcricinfo
}}
Luis Michael Reece (born 4 August 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He previously played for Lancashire before joining Derbyshire ahead of the 2017 season.
Early life
Luis Reece was born in Taunton, Somerset and educated at St. Michael's CE High School and Myerscough College, both in Lancashire.
Career
Reece played for the Lancashire Second XI in 2008–2009. He played non-first-class cricket for Leeds/Bradford UCCE in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/182/182496/all_teams.html|title=Teams Luis Reece played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 April 2011}} He then made his List A debut for the Unicorns in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Lancashire, and made eight further List A appearances for the Unicorns in the 2011 season,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/182/182496/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Luis Reece|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 September 2011}} taking a total of 5 wickets at an average of 34.40, with best figures of 4/35.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/182/182496/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Luis Reece|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 September 2011}} He also scored a total of 115 runs in these matches, which came at a batting average of 23.00, with a high score of 26.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/182/182496/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Luis Reece|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 September 2011}} In 2012 he played 11 games for the Unicorns, scoring 233 runs at 25.88 but taking only one wicket.
When Leeds/Bradford MCCU played their first first-class matches in 2012 he scored 134 runs at 33.50 and took 5 wickets at 24.00. He captained the team in 2013, scoring 155 runs at 51.66 and taking 7 wickets at 24.14. In the match against Leicestershire, which Leeds/Bradford MCCU won by 102 runs, he scored 114 not out.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/472/472214.html Leicestershire v Leeds/Bradford MCCU 2013]
He made his County Championship debut for Lancashire against Essex in June 2013, playing as an opening batsman.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/472/472336.html Essex v Lancashire 2013] In ten matches he made 722 runs at 55.53 with eight fifties.
Derbyshire signed Reece from Lancashire on a two-year contract in October 2016.{{cite news|title=Luis Reece: Derbyshire sign Lancashire all-rounder on two-year deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37585263|accessdate=11 October 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 October 2016}} In June 2017, he was hospitalised after suffering breathing difficulties during a Championship match against Northamptonshire.{{cite news|title=Derbyshire's Luis Reece 'feeling better' but still in hospital|url=http://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12166/10910797/derbyshires-luis-reece-feeling-better-but-still-in-hospital|accessdate=11 October 2017|publisher=Sky Sports|date=10 June 2017|language=en}} After scoring 1180 runs in all formats during his first season with Derbyshire, Reece signed a new three-year contract with the county.{{cite news|title=Luis Reece signs new Derbyshire deal as Kim Barnett plans for next season|url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/luis-reece-signs-new-derbyshire-585455|accessdate=11 October 2017|work=derbytelegraph|date=5 October 2017}}
Reece was selected to play for Chittagong Vikings in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite news|last=Skinner|first=Tom|title=Reece selected for Bangladesh Premier League|url=http://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/reece-selected-bangladesh-premier-league/|accessdate=11 October 2017|publisher=Derbyshire County Cricket Club|date=9 October 2017}}
After the 2018 season which was much taken up by a foot injury that kept Reece out for over three months, he signed a further one-year deal to keep him at Derbyshire until at least 2021. His credentials were enhanced by the surprising bowling of 7–20 in an end-of-season championship match against Gloucestershire, giving rise to hopes that he can be considered a genuine all-rounder. In October 2019, Reece signed a new contract with Derbyshire until the end of the 2023 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49932056 |title=Luis Reece: Derbyshire all-rounder signs new deal until 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=5 October 2019}} The following month, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=18 November 2019}}
Reece took 10 wickets in a match for the first time when he recorded figures of 6/52 and 4/45 as Derbyshire defeated Gloucestershire in the opening round of the 2025 County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cp8k2jnk20ro|title=Reece career-best sets up Derbyshire victory|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=7 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/347661.html}}
- {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/182/182496/182496.html}}
{{Derbyshire County Cricket Club squad}}
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