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English cricketer

Cyril Baily
Personal information
Full nameCyril Baily
Born(1880-07-17)17 July 1880
Glastonbury, England
Died21 September 1924(1924-09-21) (aged 44)
Burnham-on-Sea, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902Somerset
Only FC24 July 1902 Somerset v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 8
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4*
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 August 2008

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.

Life and career

Baily was born in Glastonbury in Somerset on 17 July 1880, the son of Henry Shore Baily of The Elms in Glastonbury. He played club cricket as a batsman for Glastonbury Cricket Club, where he topped the club's batting averages in 1901. 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. Baily continued to play for Glastonbury until at least 1913.

Baily joined the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in 1900, and the following year was promoted to lieutenant. He was promoted again in 1904, to captain, and by 1905 he commanded "C" (Glastonbury) company of the battalion. 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. Later in 1905, he resigned his command of "C" Company in the Somerset Light Infantry, and two months later he resigned his commission.

Baily died on 21 September 1924, at the age of 44, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. He was survived by his mother, a brother (Horace Baily) and a sister (Mrs G. Ford Tilley).

References

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  2. "Glastonbury". Western Daily Press. 24 January 1902. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Scorecard: Surrey v Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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  5. "Local and District News". Taunton Courier. 21 February 1900. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  7. "No. 27653". The London Gazette. 4 March 1904. p. 1447.
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  9. "Glastonbury". Wells Journal. 24 November 1898. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Glastonbury News". Wells Journal. 30 November 1905. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Here and three". Bath Chronicle. 15 February 1906. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Cyril Baily". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  13. "Glastonbury". Wells Journal. 26 September 1924. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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