Trevor Edward Bailey biography
Trevor Edward Bailey, English cricketer (born Dec. 3, 1923, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, Eng.—died Feb. 10, 2011, Westcliff-on-Sea), was the very best English all-rounder of the Fifties. He was one in all solely 5 gamers to attain 25,000 runs and take 2,000 wickets in a profession—having scored 1,000 runs in a season 17 instances and brought the “double” (1,000 runs and 100 wickets) 8 instances—and was one in all Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1950. Bailey was educated at Dulwich College, London, and (after his navy service in World War II) at St. John’s College, Cambridge, the place he gained Blues in each affiliation soccer (soccer) and cricket. As a right-hand batsman, Bailey was dogged relatively than dashing, incomes the nickname “the Barnacle.” (His best-known stroke was the ahead defensive.) It took him 357 minutes to succeed in 50 (out of 68) within the Brisbane Test in 1958 (the slowest half century in first-class cricket), and his whole of 215 not out innings was second solely to Wilfred Rhodes’s 237. Although he most frequently batted within the all-rounder’s placea (quantity 6), his steadiness sometimes led to his opening the batting for England, notably within the 1956–57 South Africa and 1958–59 Australia sequence. Bailey made his first-class debut in 1945 and his Essex debut in 1946. He performed in 482 matches for the county, retiring in 1967 after having served as captain (1961–66) and as secretary (from 1955). In 682 first-class matches, Bailey scored 28,641 runs (common 33.42) with 215 not outs and 28 centuries (excessive rating 205). His England debut was towards New Zealand at Leeds in 1949, and in 61 Tests (1949–59), he scored 2,290 runs (common 29.74) with 14 not outs and one century (134 not out). His best-remembered efficiency was his match-saving fifth-wicket partnership of 163 (Bailey 71) with Willie Watson within the Lord’s Test towards Australia in 1953; England gained the ultimate Test to reclaim the Ashes for the primary time since 1934. As a right-arm bowler, Bailey was of fast-medium tempo; he may each swing the ball within the air and transfer it off the seam. He took 2,082 wickets for 48,170 runs (common 23.13), together with 132 Test wickets for 3,856 runs (common 29.21). He was additionally a superb shut fielder, typically within the slips, and made 426 catches (32 in Tests). After retiring from cricket, he was the cricket and soccer correspondent for the Financial Times newspaper and was an everyday on BBC radio’s Test Match Special. Bailey was made CBE in 1994.