Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

1965 In 1965 Bailey fell only three wickets short of completing his ninth Double. He scored 1026 runs at an average of 25.65 and took 97 wickets at 19.76. He had the remarkable figuers of five wickets for three runs in seven overs and two balls at Fenner’s against Cambridge University. He also took five wickets or more in an innings against Worcestershire at New Road, Sussex at Brentwood and Yorkshire at Bradford where he was largely instrumental in dismissing the Yorkshiremen for 75 in their first innings. He scored five half centuries with a highest score of 91 against Glamorgan at Leyton. He was selected to play for T.N.Pearce’s XI against the touring South Africans at Scarborough, his one representative game of the season. For a man approaching his 42nd birthday he had had a remarkable year. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 617. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 5, 6, 7 (Essex won by nine wickets) b R.Roopnaraine 38 226 7.2 5 3 5 K.P.W.J.McAdam c R.N.S.Hobbs 37 G.Hughes lbw R.Roopnaraine b P.A.Close c G.Barker M.R.Whitaker b did not bat - 14-1 20 7 32 1 A.A.McLachlan lbw 202 618. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b N.Gifford 19 176 24.4 5 58 5 D.Kenyon c B.Taylor 278-8d T.W.Graveney c B.R.Knight D.W.Richardson b N.Gifford b L.J.Coldwell c G.J.Smith c D.W.Richardson b N.Gifford 16 208-6 16 5 33 1 T.W.Graveney st B.Taylor 126-7d 1 619. Essex v Worcestershire, Brentwood, May 12, 13, 14 (Essex won by 48 runs) b D.N.F.Slade 74 302 5 2 12 0 135 did not bat - 170-6d 9.2 3 23 1 L.J.Coldwell b 289 1 620. Essex v Sussex, Brentwood, May 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) not out 71 246 20 12 15 2 G.C.Cooper c G.J.Smith 239 1 N.I.Thomson c G.Barker c R.J.Langridge b A.S.M.Oakman 1 107 8 2 25 6 A.S.M.Oakman c and b 112-8 1 E.R.Dexter b J.M.Parks c E.R.Presland R.J.Langridge c G.J.Smith L.J.Lenham b P.R.V.Ledden c B.R.Knight 621. Essex v Somerset, Taunton, May 19, 20, 21 (Somerset won by six wickets) run out 23 235-7d 15 4 36 0 290-6d not out 11 178 4 1 9 0 126-4 622. Essex v Leicestershire, Ilford, May 26, 27, (28) (Match drawn) did not bat - 68-1 623. Essex v Surrey, Ilford, May 29, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) not out 50 187 12 7 23 4 W.A.Smith lbw 132 G.G.Arnold b R.A.E.Tindall c B.Taylor A.Long c G.J.Smith b S.J.Storey 4 186 27 8 52 3 M.J.Stewart b 196-9 S.J.Storey lbw A.Long lbw 624. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c P.T.Marner b J.S.Savage 19 243 14 0 54 0 416-7d c R.Julian b G.F.Cross 24 269-8 625. Essex v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 5, 7, (8) (Match drawn) c and b P.J.Watts 21 319 29 5 60 3 P.D.Watts b 332-9d 1 L.A.Johnson b B.S.Crump c K.W.R.Fletcher 7 2 7 0 64-2 73