Michael Thomas Reed (born 10 September 1988) is an English

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er who is currently without a club. He is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm fast-medium pace. He was born in

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. Reed was educated at the De Lisle School, before attending

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to study Maths, where he played cricket for Cardiff MCCU. He also played

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cricket for Wales Minor Counties while he was studying, making his debut for the team against

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in the 2009

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. He made four further Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team, the last of which came against

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in 2010. He also came to Glamorgan's attention while studying at Cardiff University, with the county signing him on a development contract for 2012. He made his first-class debut for the county against

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in the 2012 County Championship at the

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. He has made two further first-class appearances for Glamorgan in the 2012 County Championship, in a return fixture against Derbyshire at the

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, and against

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at the Rose Bowl. On 17 September 2012, Reed, signed a new 2-year contract extension. Reed had two five-wicket hauls in the 2013 season, firstly against Cardiff MCCU in an early season encounter, and later against

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in the

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. After missing the entire 2014 season with an injured knee, on which he had two operations, Reed left Glamorgan in September 2014.

Career best performances

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