5 New Zealand players who were unlucky to have not played more for their country

#3 John Fulton Reid

JF Reid scored 1296 runs from 31 innings at an average of 46.28 during his 19-match Test career

New Zealand's John Fulton Reid is best remembered for his outstanding conversion rate in Test cricket - scoring 6 centuries and 2 half-centuries - during his 19-match Test career.

He scored 1296 runs from 31 innings at an average of 46.28 and was unlucky not have played more cricket for the Black Caps.

Part of the reason may have been the alarming difference in his average when batting in the first and second innings of the match. While he was prolific in the first innings, averaging 68.41, Reid's second innings average was a dismal 12.09, a difference of more than 56 runs.

Reid, who was also a Geography teacher, put cricket aside, turning down the opportunity to tour the Carribean with the national team in 1984-85, but was prolific on his return, scoring three centuries in four Test matches.

However, after a lean return of just 11 runs in his final five Tests against Australia, Reid fund himself out of the national side and was unable to make a comeback for the rest of his career.