Trevor Bailey

Trevor Edward Bailey (born December 3, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) was a talented English Test cricketer. He was educated at Dulwich College

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December 3 - 1923 - Westcliff-on-Sea - Essex - English - Test - Cricket - Dulwich College

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A right-arm fast bowler, dependable right-handed batsman and brilliant fielder, Bailey played 61 Tests for England between 1949 and 1959. He took 132 wickets at the bowling average of 29, scored a century (134 not out) in attaining a very useful batting average of nearly 30, and took 32 catches.

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Fast bowler - Batsman - Fielder - 1949 - 1959 - Bowling average - Batting average

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For Essex in English county cricket he was a lynchpin for many years with his swing bowling. His first-class cricket career began just after World War II in 1946 and lasted 21 years as he played 682 matches, taking an incredible 2082 wickets at a bowling average of 23.13. Bailey is one of few bowlers in the history of first-class cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings.

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Essex - Swing bowling - First-class cricket - World War II - 1946

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He achieved the county 'double' (1000 runs and 100 wickets in a single season) eight times, a post-WWII record he shares with Fred Titmus, and was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1950.

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Runs - Fred Titmus - Wisden Cricketer of the Year - 1950

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After retiring from cricket in 1967 Bailey became a cricket journalist and broadcaster. He was a regular on Test Match Special for many years where he was given the nickname "The Boil" - the reasons for this nickname are lost in the mists of time.

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