Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

England would have entered this game 2-0 down in the series. Now he defied Australia again for three and three quarter hours, scoring 64 runs and ensuring a vital first innings lead which led to eventual victory. Bailey had truly arrived now as a Test player and he was to be an integral part of the England team until 1958/59. In the Championship Bailey only played in fifteen games for Essex heading the batting averages with 647 runs at an average of 49.76. He took 61 wicket at 21.55 which included a haul of 10 wickets for 77 runs against Somerset at Chelmsford and one of 9-129 against Hampshire at Southampton. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 198. Essex v Hampshire, Southampton, May 2, 4, 5 (Hampshire won by 172 runs) c R.O.Prouton b R.A.Dare 45 152 22 7 53 5 G.Hill b 194 L.Harrison b R.O.Prouton b R.A.Dare lbw V.H.D.Cannings b b V.H.D.Cannings 7 133 25 4 76 4 J.R.Gray b 263-9d G.Hill b E.D.R.Eagar b R.O.Prouton c T.C.Dodds 199. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 6, 7, 8 (M.C.C. won by 107 runs) c A.F.Brazier b G.A.R.Lock 67 150 8 2 17 1 E.A.Bedser b 210 b A.V.Bedser 48 333-9d - - - - 166 200. Essex v Yorkshire, Hull, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) not out 40 370-6d 31 8 96 3 L.Hutton b 366-7d H.Halliday b E.I.Lester b c and b J.H.Wardle 3 179-9 17 4 44 1 H.Halliday c P.A.Gibb 196-8d 1 201. M.C.C. v Australians, Lord’s, May (16), 18, 19 (Match drawn) c D.Tallon b A.K.Davidson 1 80 10 3 19 2 C.C.McDonald b 179 1 K.R.Miller b not out 64 196 - - - - 13-2 202. Essex v Glamorgan, Westcliff-on-Sea, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) did not bat - 406-3d 26 5 58 2 A.J.Watkins c P.A.Gibb 269 B.L.Muncer c F.H.Vigar 22 7 34 1 P.B.Clift c P.A.Gibb 276 1 203. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) not out 48 359-4d 31 8 71 2 R.E.Bird c P.A.Gibb 355-7d H.Yarnold c D.J.Insole c sub b R.T.D.Perks 8 282-9 7 0 21 0 288-5d 204. England v The Rest, Edgbaston, May 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b C.T.Spencer 20 269-6d 15 4 26 2 D.S.Sheppard lbw 174 1 D.C.Morgan c L.Hutton did not bat - 116-2d 5 2 14 0 118-0 205. Essex v Sussex, Ilford, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) b A.E.James 1 324 28 3 68 2 D.S.Sheppard c P.A.Gibb 404-7d J.G.Langridge lbw did not bat - 14-1 12 3 30 0 93-0d 206. Essex v Glamorgan, Llanelli, June 3, 4, 5 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 48 runs) c H.G.Davies b J.E.McConnon 17 159 45 11 117 3 W.Wooller c P.A.Gibb 413 1 B.L.Muncer c P.A.Gibb D.J.Shepherd b c H.G.Davies b J.E.McConnon 20 206 207. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, June 11, 12, 13, (15), 16 (Match drawn) lbw b J.C.Hill 13 144 44 14 75 2 R.Benaud c T.G.Evans 249 1 R.R.Lindwall c T.G.Evans did not bat - 120-1 5 1 28 0 123 208. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c W.S.Surridge b E.A.Bedser 24 177-9d 34.1 14 66 3 D.G.W.Fletcher b 228-9d T.H.Clark b A.V.Bedser c sub not out 27 79-8 28