Jack Arthur Bailey (22 June 1930 – 12 July 2018) was an English
first-class cricketer and administrator.
Born in
Brixton
Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...
,
London, Bailey was educated at
Christ's Hospital and
University College, Oxford. He represented
Essex and
Oxford University as a tail-end right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler in 112 first-class matches between 1953 and 1958. He took 347 wickets at an average of 21.62. Among his many matches for
Marylebone Cricket Club were tours to East Africa, South America, Canada and the United States, Holland and Denmark.
Playing for MCC against
Ireland in a first-class match in 1966, Bailey returned match figures of 13 for 57, taking 5 for 33 in the first innings and a career-best 8 for 24 in the second.
He succeeded
Billy Griffith as
Secretary of the MCC in 1974, following a spell as Assistant Secretary. He resigned in controversial circumstances in 1987, following a dispute over the ceding of further power to the
Test and County Cricket Board.
Bailey wrote a biography of his Essex teammate Trevor Bailey (''Trevor Bailey: A Life in Cricket'', 1993) and a memoir of his time at
Lord's
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(''Conflicts in Cricket'', 1989). He also wrote for ''
The Sunday Telegraph'' and ''
The Times''.
He died on 12 July 2018 at the age of 88.
References
External links
Jack Baileyat
Cricinfo
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Jack Baileyat CricketArchive
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1930 births
2018 deaths
English cricket administrators
English cricketers
Essex cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
Free Foresters cricketers
Secretaries of the Marylebone Cricket Club
Gentlemen cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
People educated at Christ's Hospital
Alumni of University College, Oxford
Cricketers from Greater London
Cricket historians and writers
T. N. Pearce's XI cricketers