Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

Wisden states that for a long while he overshadowed Compton and showed complete confidence. In the third Test, at Old Trafford, he excelled with bat and ball, taking 6-84 and scoring 72 not out. In the final Test at Kennington Oval he scored 36 and took three wickets for 139. It was a memorable Test series for him. In the Championship, Bailey took five wickets in an innings on six occasions and, although scoring centuries, he made a number of valuable 50’s, none better than the 88 not out he scored at Burton-on-Trent against Derbyshire out of a total of 158. He also scored a second innings 50 as well as taking six wickets for Gentlemen v Players at Lord’s. His overall performances led to him being named as one of Wisden ‘s Five Cricketers of the Year in the 1950 Annual. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 63. Essex v M.C.C., Lord’s, April 30, May 2, 3 (M.C.C. won by 183 runs) c J.H.G.Deighton b R.O.Jenkins 82 356 25 5 73 3 J.D.B.Robertson lbw 378-8d N.D.Howard c T.H.Wade B.J.Howard lbw b M.J.Hilton 21 159 18 0 99 2 J.D.B.Robertson b 320-6d N.D.Howard b 64. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (M.C.C. won by two wickets) lbw b J.F.Parker 4 179 33 9 74 5 E.A.Bedser c B.L.Muncer 285 J.F.Parker lbw A.J.W.McIntyre b A.V.Bedser c F.G.Mann B.Constable b not out 35 281-8 23.4 2 67 7 L.B.Fishlock c G.O.Dawkes 173 E.A.Bedser c G.O.Dawkes M.R.Barton b A.J.W.McIntyre c G.O.Dawkes G.J.Whittaker c D.C.S.Compton A.V.Bedser b J.W.J.McMahon b 65. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) lbw b D.J.Insole 28 304-9d 25 5 91 0 441-1d not out 14 222-6 12 3 41 2 R.J.Morris b 142-3d J.H.H.Anton b 66. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 14, 16, 17 (Middlesex won by 142 runs) lbw b D.C.S.Compton 12 171 18.3 6 40 3 J.D.B.Robertson lbw 183 2 J.A.Young c T.N.Pearce H.P.H.Sharp b b D.C.S.Compton 10 120 35.2 8 67 4 J.D.B.Robertson c T.P.B.Smith 250 2 H.P.H.Sharp c R.Smith L.H.Compton b J.M.Sims b 67. Essex v Kent, Ilford, May 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) b F.Ridgway 0 202 26.3 7 65 6 A.E.Fagg c T.H.Wade 289 1 T.G.Evans c T.H.Wade P.Hearn b B.R.Edrich b D.G.Clark b F.Ridgway b b B.R.Edrich 65 410-5d 5 2 15 0 122-1 68. M.C.C. v New Zealanders, Lord’s, May 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) b H.B.Cave 17 379 36 6 83 5 B.Sutcliffe b 313 1 J.R.Reid b W.A.Hadlee c S.C.Griffith M.P.Donnelly c W.J.Edrich F.L.H.Mooney c F.G.Mann did not bat - 34-1 69. Essex v Yorkshire, Headingley, May 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c L.Hutton b D.B.Close 41 174 23 3 58 2 W.Watson c and b 346-9d 1 N.W.D.Yardley c T.P.B.Smith not out 45 203-5 70. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) lbw b J.F.Parker 40 193 11 5 19 0 287 not out 21 139-4 3 0 8 0 168-3d 13