Famous Cricketers No 58 - Trevor Bailey

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Other match 27.3 4 103 2 1-33 51.50 - - 62.42 82.50 1946 In 1946, Bailey began his long and fruitful career with Essex, playing for them in nine Championship matches as well as the game against the Indian touring team. In his first Championship appearance, against Derbyshire at Ilford, he opened both the batting and the bowling scoring 39 and 3 not out and taking four wickets in the match for 74 runs. Altogether he scored 318 runs in the Championship with a highest score of 97 not out against Worcestershire at Worcester. He took 31 wickets including 6-94 against Nottinghamshire at Clacton-on-Sea and 5-27 against Warwickshire at Southend-on-Sea. He finished in second place in the County’s bowling averages and fifth in the batting. His other first class appearance in 1946 was for Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner’s. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 2. Essex v Derbyshire, Ilford, May 18, 20, 21 (Essex won by eight wickets) c T.S.Worthington b C.S.Elliott 39 441-7d 5.4 0 25 3 T.S.Worthington b 128 W.Fullwood b W.H.Copson b not out 3 40-2 17 3 49 1 H.Pope b 352 2 3. Free Foresters v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, June 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c J.M.Mills b B.M.W.Trapnell 39 137 24 5 69 3 D.C.Lacy-Scott c G.M.Singleton 230-8 1 G.M.Shuttleworth c A.G.Powell E.R.Conradi c A.G.Powell 4. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) not out 97 250 15.3 5 46 4 A.P.Singleton b 203 R.E.Bird lbw P.F.Jackson c H.P.Crabtree R.T.D.Perks b c C.H.Palmer b R.Howorth 16 310-6d 10 1 46 0 327-8 5. Essex v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 7, 8, 9 (Essex won by 15 runs) st E.H.Edrich b W.B.Roberts 8 349 24 5 75 4 C.Washbrook c D.R.Wilcox 270 3 W.Place c T.P.B.Smith J.T.Ikin c R.Smith E.J.Price lbw b W.E.Phillipson 1 219-9d 11 1 74 1 R.Pollard c T.P.B.Smith 283 1 6. Essex v Leicestershire, Clacton-on-Sea, August 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) b J.E.Walsh 38 241 16 3 49 0 290 1 did not bat - 125-0 7. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Clacton-on-Sea, August 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b H.J.Butler 6 364-7d 30 5 94 6 C.B.Harris c T.C.Dodds 363 1 R.T.Simpson c R.F.T.Paterson G.L.Willatt c R.F.T.Paterson F.W.Stocks c T.C.Dodds W.Voce c R.F.T.Paterson E.A.Meads b did not bat - 14-1 21 8 49 3 C.B.Harris b 149 1 J.Hardstaff c R.F.T.Paterson G.F.H.Heane c N.F.Borrett 8. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c J.E.Walsh b F.T.Prentice 58 360 17 3 67 1 A.Riddington b 380 4 0 26 0 139-7 1 9. Essex v Warwickshire, Southend-on-Sea, August 21, 22 (Essex won by an innings and 20 runs) b W.E.Hollies 27 385 13.1 4 27 5 P.Cranmer c R.Smith 284 2 W.E.Fantham c A.V.Avery M.P.Barker c and b T.L.Robinson b C.C.Goodway c and b 10 5 11 1 K.A.Taylor b 81 6