Cyril Alexander Highett Baily (17 July 1880 – 21 September 1924) was an English amateur cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Glastonbury Cricket Club, and made one first-class appearance for Somerset, in 1902.
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| Full name | Cyril Baily | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1880 Glastonbury, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 September 1924 (aged 44) Burnham-on-Sea, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| 1902 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 24 July 1902 Somerset v Surrey | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Life and career
editBaily was born in Glastonbury in Somerset on 17 July 1880, the son of Henry Shore Baily of The Elms in Glastonbury.[1] He played club cricket as a batsman for Glastonbury Cricket Club, where he topped the club's batting averages in 1901.[2] He made a single first-class appearance for Somerset, during the 1902 season, against Surrey. Playing as a tailender, he picked up four runs in both innings in which he batted, finishing not out in the second innings. He took two catches in the match and did not bowl.[3] Baily continued to play for Glastonbury until at least 1913.[4]
Baily joined the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in 1900,[5] and the following year was promoted to lieutenant.[6] He was promoted again in 1904, to captain,[7] and by 1905 he commanded "C" (Glastonbury) company of the battalion.[8] He married Dora Glass in Clifton in March 1905, at which time he helped run the family business, working as a book-keeper for Messrs A Baily and Co, at the Beckery Leather Factory in Glastonbury.[1][9] Later in 1905, he resigned his command of "C" Company in the Somerset Light Infantry,[10] and two months later he resigned his commission.[11]
Baily died on 21 September 1924, at the age of 44, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[12] He was survived by his mother, a brother (Horace Baily) and a sister (Mrs G. Ford Tilley).[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Glastonbury News". Wells Journal. 9 March 1905. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Glastonbury". Western Daily Press. 24 January 1902. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scorecard: Surrey v Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Cricket, Glastonbury v. Clevedon". Wells Journal. 25 July 1913. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Local and District News". Taunton Courier. 21 February 1900. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No. 27333". The London Gazette. 12 July 1901. p. 4646.
- ^ "No. 27653". The London Gazette. 4 March 1904. p. 1447.
- ^ "Glastonbury News". Wells Journal. 2 March 1905. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Glastonbury". Wells Journal. 24 November 1898. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Glastonbury News". Wells Journal. 30 November 1905. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Here and three". Bath Chronicle. 15 February 1906. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cyril Baily". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Glastonbury". Wells Journal. 26 September 1924. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.