Photo: Selwyn District CouncilPart of the new Selwyn Sports Centre has been named after former New Zealand cricketer and administrator, John Reid, who has strong links to the district. Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton said the name will acknowledge Reid’s work as a champion of the courts and community sport in Selwyn. He went on to become chief executive of Auckland Cricket and then moved to Selwyn in 1996 to work for New Zealand Cricket as its cricket operations manager and high-performance manager. Some of the court space at the Selwyn Sports Centre will be named the John F. Reid Courts after the former New Zealand cricketer. Reid was an inaugural trustee of the Selwyn Sports Trust, and advocated to the Selwyn District Council for a sport and recreation centre.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 23, 2020 01:18 UTC