Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

118. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 2, 4, 5 (Yorkshire won by five wickets) c J.H.Wardle b E.Leadbeater 34 249 23 8 61 3 F.A.Lowson c S.C.Griffith 390-7d E.I.Lester c S.C.Griffith W.Watson b lbw b J.H.Wardle 19 232 7 2 29 3 F.A.Lowson b 92-5 J.H.Wardle b E.Leadbeater c R.T.Simpson 119. South v North, Scarborough, September 6, 7, 8 (South won by three wickets) lbw b C.Gladwin 31 284-7d 30 8 80 3 L.Hutton c M.M.Walford 288-7d R.T.Simpson c S.C.Griffith L.G.Berry c L.B.Fishlock did not bat - 251-7 20 1 95 2 R.T.Simpson lbw 245-5d 1 L.G.Berry c and b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 4 1 145 82* 48.33 - 1 1 Gentlemen v Players 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - - Championship 18 29 2 771 79 28.55 - 8 13 Other Essex matches 2 3 0 28 20 9.33 - - 1 Other matches 4 5 1 92 34 23.00 - - 3 Season 27 42 4 1041 82* 27.39 - 9 18 Career 119 186 35 4830 205 31.98 3 30 75 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test Matches 47.2 12 121 3 2-84 40.33 - - 94.66 42.60 Gentlemen v Players 39 8 124 5 3-59 24.80 - - 46.80 52.99 Championship 489.2 127 1143 56 8-70 20.41 4 1 52.42 38.93 Other Essex matches 45.3 8 144 8 5-44 18.00 1 - 34.12 52.74 Other matches 115 32 310 16 3-10 19.37 - - 43.12 44.92 Season 736.1 187 1842 88 8-70 20.93 5 1 50.19 41.70 Career 3441.2 698 10156 402 10-90 25.26 27 5 51.36 49.18 1950/51 - M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Wisden reports that Bailey was not everybody’s choice for the tour of Australia in 1950/51. His stamina was considered suspect and it was thought that he would suffer punishment on the good wickets to be found over there. He proved his critics wrong, firstly by taking five wickets, including those of Lindsay Hassett and Neil Harvey, in the State match against Victoria and then by taking thirteen wickets in the first two Test Matches. At Brisbane, in the First Test, he helped Alec Bedser to dismiss a strong Australian batting line up for 228, Bailey’s figures being 3-28 in twelve eight-ball overs. In the second Australian innings, on a rain-affected pitch he took 4-22, reducing the home team to 32-7 declared. England lost the match by 70 runs, having had the worst of the pitch. At Melbourne, in the Second Test, Bailey took 4-40 as Australia were dismissed for 194 and then helped his captain, Freddie Brown in a partnership of 65 after England had lost 6 for 61 in reply. He took 2-47 in the second innings as England lost narrowly by 28 runs. In the Third Test at Sydney, his thumb was broken by Ray Lindwall as he again attempted with Brown to shore up an English innings. He was unable to bowl in this match or to play in the Fourth Test at Adelaide. Returning to the side at Melbourne against Victoria he scored 125, helping Len Hutton to add 196 for the sixth wicket. In the Fifth Test at Melbourne he only took one wicket, that of Australia’s highest second innings scorer, Graeme Hole, for 61 runs, as England won at last by eight wickets, their first victory against Australia since the Second World War. Moving on to New Zealand, Bailey made his one and only Test century in the First Test at Christchurch. He took four and a half hours to reach 50 but then scored a further 84 in two hours. A high scoring match ended in a draw but in the Second Test, which England won, Bailey took 2-18 and 3-43 as New Zealand were restricted to all out totals of 125 and 189. 19