Bailey played for Surrey in second eleven matches in the early to mid-1890s, but made no first-class appearances for the side. In 1900, he played in two matches in the north of England for Somerset in the space of a week; he took only one wicket in these games, both of which were lost heavily.[3][4]
He reappeared in the Somerset side halfway through the 1905 season and then for the next two years was a fairly regular member of what was a very weak side. In his second match of the season, against Hampshire he took seven first innings wickets for 113 runs in a high-scoring game.[5] Two games later, in his first home match for Somerset, he took eight Middlesex wickets for 67 runs and followed that with three of the four Middlesex wickets to fall in the second innings to finish with match figures of 11 for 78.[6] And in his final game of the season, against Warwickshire at Taunton he took six for 67 in 38 overs, bowling throughout the Warwickshire innings.[7] His 29 wickets in five matches at an average of 15.31 put him at the head of Somerset's bowling figures for the season.[8]
The first match of the 1906 season saw the same opponents at the same venue as the last game of 1905, and Bailey did even better against Warwickshire than before: he took five for 59 in the first innings and then six wickets for six runs (in 8.4 overs) in the second to finish with match figures of 11 for 65, the best match figures of his career.[9] There were nine wickets in the next game against Sussex at Bath, including a first innings return of six for 118.[10] But though Bailey remained in the side for the rest of the season, there were no further successes and he did not take five wickets in an innings again in the season. He finished with a total of 65 wickets at the relatively high average for the time of 26.29.[8]
The 1907 season followed a similar pattern, in that Bailey's first appearance of the season was sensational and the rest was disappointment. In Somerset's first match, against Yorkshire at Taunton, he took eight wickets for 46 runs in the first innings, plus the only wicket that fell in Yorkshire's second innings: the innings return was the best of his career.[11] The fall-off in performance, though, was even more marked than in 1906 and he lost his place in the side well before the end of the season.
In 1908, 1909 and 1910, Bailey was playing cricket in Scotland and he made appearances in first-class matches for the Scottish national cricket team against Nottinghamshire in 1908 and against the Australians in 1909. There were only minor matches in 1910, but in 1911, he reappeared again for Somerset in two late-season games, without success.[12] Those were his final first-class appearances.
ReferencesEdit
^"Player Profile: Alfred Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^Hill, Stephen (2016). Somerset Cricketers 1882 – 1914. Wellington, Somerset: Halsgrove. pp. 214–15. ISBN978-0-85704-291-0.
^"Scorecard: Yorkshire v Somerset". CricketArchive. 28 June 1900. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Lancashire v Somerset". CricketArchive. 2 July 1900. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Hampshire v Somerset". CricketArchive. 24 July 1905. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Somerset v Middlesex". CricketArchive. 7 August 1905. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Somerset v Warwickshire". CricketArchive. 28 August 1905. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^ ab"First-class Bowling in each Season by Albert Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Somerset v Warwickshire". CricketArchive. 17 May 1906. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Somerset v Sussex". CricketArchive. 21 May 1906. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Scorecard: Somerset v Yorkshire". CricketArchive. 9 May 1907. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
^"First-class Matches Played by Albert Bailey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
Further readingEdit
"Cricket". Star. No. 8673. 13 July 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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Alfred Edward Bailey 14 March 1871 1 August 1950 was a professional cricketer who played first class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1900 to 1911 as slow left arm spin bowler 1 2 Alfred BaileyBaileyPersonal informationFull nameAlfred Edward BaileyBorn 1871 03 14 14 March 1871West Norwood SurreyDied1 August 1950 1950 08 01 aged 79 Borden KentBattingRight handedBowlingLeft arm orthodox spinRoleBowlerDomestic team informationYearsTeam1900 1911SomersetFC debut28 June 1900 Somerset v YorkshireLast FC12 August 1911 Somerset v WorcestershireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 43Runs scored 322Batting average 7 48100s 50s 0 0Top score 25 Balls bowled 7 008Wickets 133Bowling average 26 625 wickets in innings 710 wickets in match 2Best bowling 8 46Catches stumpings 15 Source CricketArchive 26 December 2016Cricket career EditBailey played for Surrey in second eleven matches in the early to mid 1890s but made no first class appearances for the side In 1900 he played in two matches in the north of England for Somerset in the space of a week he took only one wicket in these games both of which were lost heavily 3 4 He reappeared in the Somerset side halfway through the 1905 season and then for the next two years was a fairly regular member of what was a very weak side In his second match of the season against Hampshire he took seven first innings wickets for 113 runs in a high scoring game 5 Two games later in his first home match for Somerset he took eight Middlesex wickets for 67 runs and followed that with three of the four Middlesex wickets to fall in the second innings to finish with match figures of 11 for 78 6 And in his final game of the season against Warwickshire at Taunton he took six for 67 in 38 overs bowling throughout the Warwickshire innings 7 His 29 wickets in five matches at an average of 15 31 put him at the head of Somerset s bowling figures for the season 8 The first match of the 1906 season saw the same opponents at the same venue as the last game of 1905 and Bailey did even better against Warwickshire than before he took five for 59 in the first innings and then six wickets for six runs in 8 4 overs in the second to finish with match figures of 11 for 65 the best match figures of his career 9 There were nine wickets in the next game against Sussex at Bath including a first innings return of six for 118 10 But though Bailey remained in the side for the rest of the season there were no further successes and he did not take five wickets in an innings again in the season He finished with a total of 65 wickets at the relatively high average for the time of 26 29 8 The 1907 season followed a similar pattern in that Bailey s first appearance of the season was sensational and the rest was disappointment In Somerset s first match against Yorkshire at Taunton he took eight wickets for 46 runs in the first innings plus the only wicket that fell in Yorkshire s second innings the innings return was the best of his career 11 The fall off in performance though was even more marked than in 1906 and he lost his place in the side well before the end of the season In 1908 1909 and 1910 Bailey was playing cricket in Scotland and he made appearances in first class matches for the Scottish national cricket team against Nottinghamshire in 1908 and against the Australians in 1909 There were only minor matches in 1910 but in 1911 he reappeared again for Somerset in two late season games without success 12 Those were his final first class appearances References Edit Player Profile Alfred Bailey CricketArchive Retrieved 5 January 2014 Hill Stephen 2016 Somerset Cricketers 1882 1914 Wellington Somerset Halsgrove pp 214 15 ISBN 978 0 85704 291 0 Scorecard Yorkshire v Somerset CricketArchive 28 June 1900 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Lancashire v Somerset CricketArchive 2 July 1900 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Hampshire v Somerset CricketArchive 24 July 1905 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Somerset v Middlesex CricketArchive 7 August 1905 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Somerset v Warwickshire CricketArchive 28 August 1905 Retrieved 24 May 2010 a b First class Bowling in each Season by Albert Bailey CricketArchive Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Somerset v Warwickshire CricketArchive 17 May 1906 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Somerset v Sussex CricketArchive 21 May 1906 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Scorecard Somerset v Yorkshire CricketArchive 9 May 1907 Retrieved 26 May 2010 First class Matches Played by Albert Bailey CricketArchive Retrieved 26 May 2010 Further reading Edit Cricket Star No 8673 13 July 1906 p 1 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Bailey English cricketer amp oldid 1156930946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
