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Ernest Bailey
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Albert Bailey
Born(1881-11-15)15 November 1881
Adelaide, South Australia
Died16 August 1966(1966-08-16) (aged 84)
Northfield, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
RelationsBertram Bailey (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906/07South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 23
Batting average 23.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23*
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2018

Ernest Albert Bailey (15 November 1881 16 August 1966) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for South Australia during the 1906–07 season.[1] Born at Adelaide in 1881, Bailey played club cricket for Adelaide Cricket Club.[2] During his only senior match for the state side, a November 1906 Sheffield Shield fixture against Victoria, Bailey scored 23 not out in his first innings and was dismissed for a duck in his second.[3]

Bailey died at Northfield, South Australia in 1966 aged 84. His brother, Bertram Bailey played eight matches for South Australia between 1896–97 and 1901–02.[4]

References

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  1. "Ernest Bailey". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. Page R (1984) South Australian Cricketers 1877–1984, p. 8. Retford: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 11 May 2025.)
  3. Ernest Bailey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2025. (subscription required)
  4. Bertram Bailey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2025. (subscription required)
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