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Full name George John Bailey
Born September 7, 1982, Launceston, Tasmania
Current age 26 years 34 days
Major teams Scotland,Tasmania
Nickname Hector
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
1.78 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
38
69
7
2399
155
38.69
4110
58.36
5
14
23
0
List A
67
61
9
1438
92
27.65
1749
82.21
0
7
25
0
Twenty20
10
8
2
270
60
45.00
150
180.00
0
3
15
20
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
38
54
24
0
-
-
-
2.66
-
0
0
0
List A
67
47
38
1
1/19
1/19
38.00
4.85
47.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
10
1
12
24
0
-
-
-
12.00
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
India A v Australia A at Hyderabad (Decc), Sep 9-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
India A v Australia A at Chennai, Sep 26, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
As a key man in Tasmania's middle order and the state's vice-captain, George Bailey will be aiming to take the step from consistent contributor to run-machine this season. His tally of 734 Pura Cup runs at 43.17 in 2007-08 was nothing to be sneezed at but the lack of big centuries - his best score was 104 - continued to be his one downfall. His reliability earned him a spot on the Australia A tour of India in late 2008 and he remained a man to watch for the next few seasons. His limited-overs form fell away last summer and his 258 runs at 25.80 was a disappointing personal result in Tasmania's triumphant one-day campaign. But Bailey is so highly rated by Tasmania that when Daniel Marsh tore his calf late in 2006-07, he was handed the captaincy. He guided them to two important wins before giving the reins back to Marsh for the historic final triumph. A contributor rather than a star in that successful season, Bailey scored 626 at 36.82 and added 209 FR Cup runs.
A destructive striker who can change a match within a few overs, Bailey arrived as a state one-day player at 19. By 2005-06, he proved he had added patience to his game when he was given an extended stint in the first-class team due to another Marsh injury, scoring 778 Pura Cup runs and earning a second invitation to the Academy. Talk of the state leadership and possible national team representation began that summer, when his highest score was 155 against South Australia, an innings that formed part of a state-record fourth-wicket partnership of 292 with Travis Birt. Another highlight came shortly before the 2006-07 season, when he bludgeoned 136 from 65 balls for the Academy against a Zimbabwe Board XI. Bailey is a former national under-19 player and the great-great-grandson of George Herbert Bailey, who was part of the 1878 touring squad to England.
Cricinfo staff September 2008
Notes
Tasmania Under-19s 2000/01
Australia Under-19s Development Squad 2000/01
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 2002 and 2006
