5 best players of spin from New Zealand

#2 John Reid

He was Sutcliffe's contemporary and emerged as New Zealand's leading batsman during the 1950s and the 1960s. John Reid was famous for being a relentless stroke-maker and it is often said that he could have been an ideal player for one day cricket.

The right-hander's attacking batsmanship also made him an outstanding player of spin bowling and he coupled it with a good technique. Unlike Sutcliffe, Reid scored runs in both India and Pakistan during the course of his career and in fact, made centuries in both countries in 4 tours.

In 15 Test matches, he scored at an average 44.80 and made 3 centuries, in addition to 6 half-centuries. Even in his last tour to the sub-continent in 1964-65, Redi made 296 runs against Pakistan in 3 Tests and averaged a brilliant 59.20. No doubt one of New Zealand's finest against spin.