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Full name Robert John Bailey
Born October 28, 1963, Biddulph, Staffordshire
Current age 44 years 272 days
Major teams England,Derbyshire,Northamptonshire,Staffordshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
8
0
119
43
14.87
326
36.50
0
0
8
0
0
0
ODIs
4
4
2
137
43*
68.50
196
69.89
0
0
6
2
1
0
First-class
374
628
89
21844
224*
40.52
47
111
272
0
List A
396
376
65
12076
153*
38.82
10
79
111
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
4
1
36
25
0
-
-
-
4.16
-
0
0
0
First-class
374
9713
5144
121
5/54
42.51
3.17
80.2
2
0
List A
396
3092
2564
72
5/45
5/45
35.61
4.97
42.9
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 4-8, 1988 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v England at St John's, Apr 12-16, 1990 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Mar 26, 1985 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v England at Georgetown, Mar 15, 1990 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1982 - 2001
List A span
1983 - 2003
Profile
Rob Bailey was an unlucky cricketer. One of the more talented batsmen of his generation, he acquitted himself well enough on debut in the final Test of 1988 against the fearsome West Indies to secure a place on that winter's tour to India, a trip that was subsequently cancelled for political reasons. He started the summer of 1989 poorly, but his form returned in time for him to win selection for the 1989-90 tour to the Caribbean. Called up for the third Test, he made a pair, and in the next Test received a shocking decision, given out caught behind off Curtly Ambrose when the ball brushed his hip. He made a dogged 42 in the fifth Test in Antigua against a barrage of fast, short bowling but never received another chance in either Tests or ODIs despite several impressive seasons for Northanptonshire in the early 1990s. Bailey was a courageous batsman who enjoyed taking on quick bowlers, and despite a short backlift he hit the ball extremely hard. He was also a useful offspinner, a solid fielder, and a loyal player - in 1989 he turned down the offer of a place on Mike Gatting's rebel tour to South Africa. At the end of 1999 Northamptonshire didn't renew his contract and he moved to Derbyshire where he continued to make a valuable contribution to a county in crisis. He retired at the end of 2001 and joined the reserve umpires list. "Bailey is generally regarded as one of the finest men to have played county cricket in the past 30 years," wrote Michael Henderson. "He was a very good batsman too, in his palmy days a most accomplished strokeplayer for Northamptonshire." He was appointed to the full list of first-class umpires for the 2006 season.
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