LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England all-rounder Trevor Bailey has died in a fire at his home at the age of 87, Essex county cricket club said yesterday.
A fast-medium bowler, Bailey was also a solid batsman and earned the nickname “The Barnacle” because he was so difficult to dislodge.
Bailey played 61 tests for England between 1949 and 1959, scoring 2,290 runs and taking 132 wickets, and