Rob Bailey (cricketer)

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Rob Bailey
Bailey standing in a county cricket match in June 2021
Personal information
Full name
Robert John Bailey
Born (1963-10-28) 28 October 1963 (age 60)
Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RelationsRoy Wills (father-in-law)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 531)4 August 1988 v West Indies
Last Test16 April 1990 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 83)26 March 1985 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 March 1990 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–1999Northamptonshire
2000–2001Derbyshire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired24 (2011–2021)
T20Is umpired18 (2011–2018)
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 4 4 374 396
Runs scored 119 137 21,844 12,076
Batting average 14.87 68.50 40.52 38.82
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 47/111 10/79
Top score 43 43* 224* 153*
Balls bowled 0 36 9,713 3,092
Wickets 0 121 72
Bowling average 42.51 35.61
5 wickets in innings 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/54 5/45
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 272/– 111/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 July 2021

Robert John Bailey (born 28 October 1963)[1] is an English cricket umpire and former player who represented his country in four Tests and four One Day Internationals from 1985 to 1990.

Playing career

Bailey made his

one-day international
batting average of 68.50, the third highest of all England batters as of 2022.

Bailey is described by

1992 Natwest Trophy
with Northamptonshire, making 72 not out in the final.

Style

A courageous middle order batsman[1] with a short backlift, Bailey hit the ball extremely hard, with shots all around the ground. Accompanied by this was his ability in the field, and his part-time off spinner skills.

Umpiring career

His playing retirement came in 2001 after which he was appointed to join the ECB's Reserve List of Umpires. Subsequently, he is now on the ECB First Class Umpires list after being promoted for the 2006 season.

He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]

See also

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