Rob Bailey

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Rob Bailey

England
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	4	4
Runs scored	119	137
Batting average	14.87	68.50
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	43	43*

Balls bowled	-	36
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	-/-	1/-
As of 1 January 2006 Source: [1]

Robert John Bailey (born October 28, 1963, Biddulph, Staffordshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1985 to 1990 and suffered misfortune that abbreviated his international career.

1 Playing style
2 Career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Playing style

A courageous batsman with a short backlift, he hit the ball extremely hard, with shots all around the ground. Accompanied by this was his ability in the field and as a part-time off spinner. He took the now prize wicket of Kevin Pietersen for 0 in a County Championship game against Nottinghamshire at Derby in 2001.

[edit] Career

He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire in 1982 before being selected to represent England - his debut match against the terrifying West Indies attack of 1988, leading to his selection for the winter tour to India, a trip that was cancelled due to political reasons - he and several members of the England squad had sporting links to South Africa ^[1]. His form at the beginning of the 1989 season can only be considered as poor, returning in time for his selection to the 1989-90 West Indies tour. He was given his first game of the series in the 3rd Test where he bagged a pair. After a shocking decision in the 4th Test, perhaps in part caused by an unsportsmanlike appeal by then West Indian captain Viv Richards, ^[2] he returned with a well made 42 in Antigua against what was fast, accurate and intimidating bowling. This innings however saw the end of his international career despite his consistent performances of the 1990s. Interestingly, he passed up the opportunity to participate in the England 1989 Rebel Tour to South Africa. Bailey is often referred to as being a loyal player and "one of the finest men to have played county cricket", testament to his seventeen years at Northamptonshire before he left to join Derbyshire at the end of 1999 after his contract was not renewed by Northants.

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.