[2] He had two moderately successful seasons with the Wellington cricket team before going to Johannesburg, where his parents were living.
[3] Reid taught physical education and mathematics at St John's College in Johannesburg and played one first-class cricket match for Transvaal B.
[3] In 1990 Reid returned to Wellington to work as a sales representative for Nike New Zealand.
[5] A few days later he was the top-scorer on either side with 47 from 44 balls when Wellington won the final of the Shell Cup.
[3] Reid worked as chief executive officer of Nike New Zealand until 2001, when he began a career in cricket and rugby administration.