David Bailey (cricketer, born 1944)

David Bailey (born 9 September 1944) is a retired English cricketer.^[1] He started his career in Minor Counties cricket with Durham, making his senior debut in 1961. Four years later Bailey joined Lancashire, and went on to play 27 first-class matches for the county. He achieved his highest first-class score of 136 in the match against Kent in July 1969.^[2] Bailey returned to Minor Counties cricket when he moved to Cheshire in 1973. He stayed with the county for 11 years, and was appointed captain for three seasons from 1974 to 1976.^[1]

David Bailey

Personal information
Full name	David Bailey
Born	(1944-09-09) 9 September 1944 (age 80) West Hartlepool, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-hand off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1961–1967	Durham
1968–1972	Lancashire
1973–1984	Cheshire
First-class debut	8 June 1968 Lancashire v Cambridge University
Last First-class	4 August 1981 Minor Counties v Sri Lankans
List A debut	23 April 1967 Durham v Nottinghamshire
Last List A	19 May 1984 Minor Counties v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 32 56 Runs scored 1265 884 Batting average 28.75 17.00 100s/50s 1/7 0/5 Top score 136 83 Balls bowled 186 598 Wickets 3 11 Bowling average 46.33 32.45 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3–67 3–20 Catches/stumpings 13/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 May 2011

In the 1971 season, Bailey was the professional player for Accrington Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.^[3]