Frederick Bailey (cricketer)

Frederick Raymond Bailey (2 November 1919 – 8 May 1985) was an English cricketer. Bailey was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

Frederick Bailey
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Raymond Bailey
Born(1919-11-02)2 November 1919
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Died8 May 1985(1985-05-08) (aged 65)
Wolstanton, Staffordshire,
England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1960Minor Counties
1939–1963Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 118
Batting average 29.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 79
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2011

Bailey made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1939 to 1963 (excluding the six seasons in which there was no county cricket due to World War II), making 124 appearances.[1] In 1950, he made his first-class debut for a combined Minor Counties team against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He made two further first-class appearances for the Minor Counties, against the touring Indians in 1959 and the touring South Africans in 1960.[2] In these three first-class matches he scored a total of 118 runs at an average of 29.50, with a high score of 79.[3] This score came against the Indians.[4]

He died at Wolstanton, Staffordshire on 8 May 1985.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. "Minor Counties v Indians, 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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