Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Tests v Australia 75.1 18 198 14 4-22 14.14 - - 42.92 32.94 Tests v New Zealand 55.2 11 112 7 3-43 16.00 - - 47.42 33.73 Other matches 115 16 426 11 5-54 38.72 1 - 83.63 46.30 Tour (8-ball) 190.1 34 } 736 32 5-54 23.00 1 - 57.90 39.71 Tour (6-ball) 55.2 11 Career (6-ball) 3496.4 709 } 10892 434 10-90 25.09 28 5 51.84 48.40 (8-ball) 190.1 34 1951 After his successful tour of Australia it must have been something of a disappointment to Trevor Bailey that he appeared in only two Test Matches over the next two domestic seasons, both against South Africa in 1951. He was below his best as a bowler conceding 168 runs in the Tests he played, at Trent Bridge and Headingley, without taking a wicket. At Headingley he proved his value as a batsman by scoring 95, 48 of them coming in the course of a last-wicket stand with Malcolm Hilton. In the Championship Bailey took 78 wickets at an average of 17.43. Somerset cannot have enjoyed playing against him as he took nine of their wickets at Brentwood and a further seven in the return match at Bath. He also took 6-44 against Derbyshire at Romford. He finished fourth in the batting averages for Essex with 791 runs at an average of 31.64. He made one century, against Surrey at Southend-on-Sea and made valuable half-centuries against Derbyshire, Kent, Lancashire and Northamptonshire. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 131. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 5, 7, (8) (Match drawn) run out 17 120 10 3 21 1 R.J.Morris b 144-9d 1 did not bat - 8-0 132. Essex v M.C.C., Lord’s, May (9), 10, 11 (Match drawn) b J.C.Laker 1 78 8 4 12 3 J.D.B.Robertson c D.J.Insole 75 N.H.Rogers c T.C.Dodds A.W.Thompson c F.H.Rist b D.Shackleton 41 145-5 17 2 59 1 A.W.Thompson c F.H.Vigar 285-6d 133. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) b R.O.Jenkins 30 414 36 13 87 5 E.Cooper c P.A.Gibb 450-8d 1 R.E.Bird b R.Howorth c and b G.Dews c T.C.Dodds R.O.Jenkins c T.P.B.Smith 3 0 9 0 169-0 134. Essex v Glamorgan, County Ground, Chelmsford, May 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) c P.B.Clift b J.E.McConnon 0 275-9d 27 13 29 3 D.E.Davies lbw 219 1 W.Wooller b H.G.Davies b 135. Essex v Northamptonshire, County Ground, Chelmsford, May 19, 21, (22) (Match drawn) b D.V.Barrick 58 234-9 9 1 17 0 360-8d 136. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May (23), 24, 25 (Match drawn) c E.A.Meads b F.W.Stocks 20 243-6 21 10 20 3 J.Hardstaff c A.V.Avery 93 F.W.Stocks b E.A.Meads c K.C.Preston 137. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 26, 28, 29 (Essex won by 48 runs) c G.A.R.Lock b J.C.Laker 0 215 4 3 2 0 92 lbw b J.C.Laker 8 131 12 5 22 2 D.G.W.Fletcher c P.A.Gibb 206 2 M.R.Barton lbw 138. Essex v South Africans, Ilford, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) not out 18 319-7d 26 7 55 1 D.J.McGlew lbw 312-9d 1 did not bat - 255-5 14 8 12 0 286-5d 139. Essex v Kent, Ilford, June 2, 4, 5 (Essex won by three wickets) c T.G.Evans b R.R.Dovey 59 366 24 7 43 3 A.H.Phebey c D.J.Insole 244 2 S.E.Leary c P.A.Gibb W.Murray-Wood b 21