Trevor Bailey

Trevor Edward Bailey CBE (3 December 1923 – 10 February 2011) was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster.

Trevor Bailey
Personal information
Full name
Trevor Edward Bailey
Born(1923-12-03)3 December 1923
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died10 February 2011(2011-02-10) (aged 87)
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
NicknameBarnacle, The Boyle
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 342)11 June 1949 v New Zealand
Last Test13 February 1959 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1967Essex
1947–1948Cambridge University
1949–1964Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 61 682 7
Runs scored 2,290 28,641 93
Batting average 29.74 33.42 15.50
100s/50s 1/10 28/150 0/0
Top score 134* 205 38
Balls bowled 9,712 116,665 504
Wickets 132 2,082 11
Bowling average 29.21 23.13 26.36
5 wickets in innings 5 110 0
10 wickets in match 1 13 0
Best bowling 7/34 10/90 4/37
Catches/stumpings 32/– 426/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 December 2008

An all-rounder, Bailey was known for his skilful but unspectacular batting. As the BBC reflected in his obituary: "His stubborn refusal to be out normally brought more pleasure to the team than to the spectators." This defensive style of play brought him the first of his nicknames, "Barnacle Bailey", but he was a good enough cricketer to be judged retrospectively as the leading all-rounder in the world for most of his international career.

In later life, Bailey wrote a number of books and commentated on the game. He was particularly known for the 26 years he spent working for the BBC on the Test Match Special radio programme.

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