Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 2 2 0 40 38 20.00 - - 3 Career 6 5 1 91 38 27.75 - - 3 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Strike RunR Season 22 1 82 2 2/52 41.00 66.00 62.12 Career 72 12 253 7 4/37 36.14 61.71 58.56 Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere thanks to those who have given me assistance in the preparation of this book:- The Public Records Office at Chelmsford for allowing me to look at the original Essex scorebooks relating to Trevor Bailey’s career and to the staff there for their kind assistance. Mr Matthew Bridger, Essex CCC Assistant Secretary for his help with research of Essex CCC Annuals relating to Trevor Bailey’s career. The staff of Warrington and Manchester Central libraries for their help with newspaper research. Messrs Kit Bartlett, Peter Griffiths and David Baggett for their help and assistance with proof reading and amending the original draft. The records of the late Leslie Newnham have been an invaluable source of reference in completing this book. Sources The following sources were used in the preparation of this book:- Essex County Cricket Club original score-books Essex County Cricket Club Yearbooks 1947 - 1968 Wisden Cricketers Almanacks 1946-1968 The Cricketer Magazine 1945-1967 Playfair Cricket Monthly 1960-1967 Trevor Bailey by Jack Bailey The Greatest of my Time by Trevor Bailey Wisden Book of Test Cricket by Bill Frindall The Times 1945-1967 Essex CCC First Class Records by Brian Heald Famous Cricketers of Essex by Dean Hayes 114