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George Bailey

Australia

Full name George John Bailey

Born September 7, 1982, Launceston, Tasmania

Current age 27 years 78 days

Major teams Scotland, Chennai Super Kings, Tasmania

Nickname Hector

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 1.78 m

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	52	96	9	3345	155	38.44	6050	55.28	8	17			32
List A	83	75	9	1963	92	29.74	2446	80.25	0	12			35
Twenty20	19	15	2	420	60	32.30	279	150.53	0	4	34	20	8

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR
First-class	52		54	24	0	-	-	-	2.66	-
List A	83		53	40	1	1/19	1/19	40.00	4.52	53.0
Twenty20	19	1	12	24	0	-	-	-	12.00	-

Career statistics

First-class debut	2004/05
Last First-class	New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Australia A v Pakistan A at Brisbane, Jul 18, 2009 scorecard

Profile

An important man in Tasmania's middle order for the past few seasons, George Bailey added the captaincy to his list of responsibilities for 2009-10. He had been the deputy under Daniel Marsh for three seasons and it was no surprise, when Marsh stepped down, that Bailey was named as his successor. His first taste of state captaincy came in 2006-07, when Marsh tore his calf late in the season and Bailey guided the Tigers to two important wins before giving the reins back to Marsh for the historic final triumph. Another consistent summer in 2008-09 brought Bailey 673 Sheffield Shield runs at 37.38, following on from his 734 runs the previous season. His reliability that season earned him a spot on the Australia A tour of India in late 2008 and he also won an IPL deal with the Chennai Super Kings.

A destructive striker who can change a match within a few overs, Bailey arrived as a state one-day player at 19. By 2005-06, he proved he had added patience to his game when he was given an extended stint in the first-class team due to another Marsh injury, scoring 778 Pura Cup runs and earning a second invitation to the Academy. Talk of the state leadership and possible national team representation began that summer, when his highest score was 155 against South Australia, an innings that formed part of a state-record fourth-wicket partnership of 292 with Travis Birt. Another highlight came shortly before the 2006-07 season, when he bludgeoned 136 from 65 balls for the Academy against a Zimbabwe Board XI. Bailey is a former national under-19 player and the great-great-grandson of George Herbert Bailey, who was part of the 1878 touring squad to England.
Cricinfo staff October 2009

Notes

Tasmania Under-19s 2000/01

Australia Under-19s Development Squad 2000/01

Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 2002 and 2006