| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Anthony Bailey |
| Born | 30 July 1923 Camberwell, London |
| Died | 28 September 1990 (aged 67) Sissinghurst, Kent |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1948–1953 | Royal Navy |
| 1948 | Kent |
| FC debut | 3 July 1948 Kent v Warwickshire |
| Last FC | 14 July 1948 Kent v Northants |
Source: CricInfo, 5 April 2014 | |
Ronald Anthony Bailey (30 July 1923 – 28 September 1990), born Anthony Ronald Bailey,[1] was an English cricketer who served in the Royal Navy. He played in three first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1948.[2]
Bailey was born at Camberwell in London in 1923.[2] He served in the Royal Navy and made all three of his first-class appearances for Kent during July 1948. Kent were searching for a replacement for Norman Harding, an established fast bowler who had died in the 1947 polio epidemic after the end of the previous season and Bailey, a right-arm bowler, was tried in the team.[3] He opened the bowling in each of his three matches, but took only two wickets. In his five first-class innings he failed to score a run. He made a single appearance for the county's Second XI in August 1948, taking six wickets, and played several times for the Royal Navy cricket team between 1948 and 1953.[1]
Bailey died in 1990 at Sissinghurst near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He was aged 67.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ronald Bailey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 Ronald Bailey, CricInfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014
- ↑ Moore D (1988) The History of Kent County Cricket Club, pp. 116–118. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7470-2209-7