All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

184 Trevor Bailey Essex v Lancashire, 1949 County Championship Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea on 24, 25 August 1949 (3- day match) Toss won by Lancashire Lancashire won by ten wickets Umpires: K McCanlis, CN Woolley Lancashire 331 (TE Bailey 10-90) and 3-0; Essex 164 (JHG Deighton 5-53) and 169 (WB Roberts 6-29) Lancashire first innings C Washbrook c Wade b Bailey 18 JT Ikin b Bailey 42 W Place c Wade b Bailey 28 GA Edrich c Vigar b Bailey 82 KJ Grieves c Wade b Bailey 11 *ND Howard c Vigar b Bailey 66 P Greenwood c Vigar b Bailey 2 JHG Deighton c Pearce b Bailey 1 R Tattersall not out 34 WB Roberts b Bailey 15 +A Barlow b Bailey 12 Extras (b 10, lb 9, w 1) 20 Total (all out, 106.4 overs) 331 Fall of wickets 1-26, 2-84, 3-104, 4-228, 5-256, 6-264, 7-265, 8-268, 9-297, 10-331 Essex bowling: TE Bailey 39.4-9-90-10, R Smith 33-8-107-0, TPB Smith 12- 3-26-0, FH Vigar 7-1-27-0, EJ Price 8-1-29-0, WB Morris 3-1-12-0, TN Pearce 4-0-20-0 Essex: TC Dodds, SJ Cray, FH Vigar, R Horsfall, TE Bailey, TN Pearce (capt), WB Morris, R Smith, TPB Smith, TH Wade (wk), EJ Price A true allrounder, Trevor Bailey’s performances graced Lord’s, Wembley and both Old Traffords. A shrewd, competitive cricketer, he always contributed, whether winning a match with his fast-medium bowling, saving it with his slow-medium batting or turning it with a brilliant catch. Born in 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Bailey came to notice during the War playing for Dulwich College and when first-class cricket restarted was soon in the Essex side as well as getting his Blue at Cambridge. For ten years from 1949 Bailey was more or less a regular in the England side (although curiously in 61 Tests he never played against India). He played a major role in England’s 1950s pre-eminence and would become, after Wilfred Rhodes, the second player to score 2,000 runs and take 100 wickets for them. Because of the role he had to play for England, Bailey is often remembered as an ultra-defensive batsman, but to be fair to him he had begun his career as an attractive strokemaker.