Trevor Bailey
On scorecards: TE Bailey
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Trevor Bailey played 61 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1949 to 1959. The first came against New Zealand at Headingley, with a score of 12 and 6 wickets, and the last against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1959.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 2,071 runs at 28.0 in 57 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 134 not out against New Zealand at Lancaster Park in 1951. The best bowling is 7 for 34 against West Indies at Sabina Park in 1954.
In all: 1 hundred, 10 fifties, 5 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 31.1 across 33 Tests; away it was 28.5 across 28 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 875 runs at 25.7 in 23 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 278 runs at 27.8. England won 24 of the Tests Trevor Bailey played and lost 17, with 20 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 61 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134* | – | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1951 | Drawn |
| 95 | – | South Africa | Headingley | 1951 | Drawn |
| 93 | – | New Zealand | Lord's | 1949 | Drawn |
| 88 | – | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1954 | Lost |
| 82* | – | West Indies | Old Trafford | 1950 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/34 | 16 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1954 | Won |
| 7/44 | 21 | West Indies | Lord's | 1957 | Won |
| 6/84 | 30.2 | New Zealand | Old Trafford | 1949 | Drawn |
| 6/118 | 32.3 | New Zealand | Headingley | 1949 | Drawn |
| 5/20 | 15.4 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1956 | Won |
Best in a match: 11/98 against West Indies (1957).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 875 | 25.74 | 0/5 | 42 | 32.69 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 439 | 48.78 | 1/2 | 32 | 27.06 |
| South Africa | 12 | 552 | 26.29 | 0/2 | 28 | 26.00 |
| West Indies | 11 | 343 | 31.18 | 0/1 | 29 | 29.55 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 81 | 40.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 32.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 1,121 | 31.14 | 0/6 | 62 | 35.94 |
| Away | 28 | 1,169 | 28.51 | 1/4 | 70 | 23.26 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4 | 219 | 73.00 | 0/2 | 16 | 37.44 |
| 1950s | 57 | 2,071 | 27.99 | 1/8 | 116 | 28.08 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 7 | 278 | 27.80 | 0/2 | 20 | 26.50 |
| Old Trafford | 6 | 358 | 71.60 | 0/2 | 10 | 41.20 |
| Headingley | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 0/1 | 14 | 33.07 |
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 145 | 18.13 | 0/1 | 9 | 35.33 |
| Trent Bridge | 6 | 129 | 25.80 | 0/0 | 5 | 77.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 133 | 16.63 | 0/0 | 7 | 41.14 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1949 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1959 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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