Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

finally winning the deciding Test at Kennington Oval to take the Series by a 3-2 margin. Bailey played in all five Tests scoring 184 runs at an average of 23 and taking nine wickets at 36.44. He scored runs, as usual at vital times, notably at Old Trafford in the Third Test when he helped Denis Compton to add 164 for the fifth wicket after England had collapsed to 75-4, and scored 38 not out in the second innings an effort that nearly saved England from eventual defeat. He also made 49 in the opening Test at Trent Bridge. His best bowling came at Headingley in the Fourth Test where he took 3-97 in 40.5 overs as South Africa made 500 in their second innings. Earlier in the season he had made a century for Essex against the tourists adding 184 for the fifth wicket with Doug Insole. In the Championship Bailey score 878 runs at an average of 41.80 and took 63 wickets at 20.85. These figures put him at the top of the bowling averages and into second place behind Insole in the batting. He made 152 not out against Kent at Clacton-on-Sea, a match in which he also took seven wickets. He had another good all-round match against Nottinghamshire at Southend-on-Sea with scores of 54 and 114 not out and five wickets for 68 in Nottinghamshire’s first innings. He took five wickets in an innings on five occasions. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 278. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) b S.Singh 28 220 24.1 7 43 3 A.D.Buckingham c P.A.Gibb 222 V.R.Lumsden b M.E.L.Melluish b did not bat - 194-2d - - - - 110-1 1 279. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 11, 12, 13 (Middlesex won by 70 runs) b F.J.Titmus 8 129 20.1 4 52 1 J.J.Warr c sub 209-7d c J.D.B.Robertson b J.A.Young 28 197 19 3 43 3 H.P.H.Sharp b 187 D.O.Baldry b D.Bennett c P.A.Gibb 280. Essex v Derbyshire, Ilford, May 14, 16, (17) (Match drawn) c E.Smith b C.Gladwin 9 140 21 5 56 5 A.Hamer b 149 1 C.Lee b J.M.Kelly c G.Barker A.C.Revill c P.A.Gibb D.C.Morgan lbw not out 15 46-7 281. Essex v Surrey, Ilford, May 18, 19, 20 (Surrey won by five wickets) lbw b J.C.Laker 21 126 22 8 46 1 D.G.W.Fletcher c G.Barker 179 not out 48 202 15 6 34 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b 150-5 P.B.H.May b 282. M.C.C. v South Africans, Lord’s, May 21, 23, 24 (South Africans won by 93 runs) c R.A.McLean b V.I.Smith 19 87 13 4 29 2 A.R.A.Murray c K.V.Andrew185-9d E.R.H.Fuller c T.W.Graveney c A.R.A.Murray b H.J.Tayfield 14 189 14 6 28 2 T.L.Goddard c K.V.Andrew 184 H.J.Keith c F.J.Titmus 283. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May (28), 30, 31 (Match drawn) b R.Berry 4 199-7d 23 9 34 0 198 1 did not bat - 25-0 13 2 31 0 143-1d 284. Essex v South Africans, Castle Park, Colchester, June 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b A.R.A.Murray 107 350 32 3 102 1 P.N.F.Mansell b 503-4d not out 11 89-5 285. Essex v Glamorgan, Castle Park, Colchester, June 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c B.R.Edrich b K.H.Lewis 3 209-9d 14.4 5 24 1 D.J.Shepherd c P.A.Gibb 208 did not bat - 139-2d 3.5 0 14 2 B.Hedges c D.J.Insole 15-4 D.J.Shepherd c B.R.Knight 286. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Trent Bridge, June 9, 10, 11, 13 (England won by an innings and 5 runs) lbw b T.L.Goddard 49 334 5 2 8 0 181 1 17 8 21 2 D.J.McGlew c P.B.H.May 148 W.R.Endean c T.W.Graveney 287. Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, June 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c J.M.Kelly b E.Smith 16 289-9d 26 7 52 1 G.O.Dawkes lbw 215 37