Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Greatest Of My Time by Trevor Bailey. Trevor Edward Bailey , CBE ( December 3, 1923 - February 10, 2011 ) was an English test cricketer , writer and radio commentator. Bailey was an all-rounder with a solid, if unspectacular stroke technique. His extremely defensive style of play earned him the nickname "Barnacle Bailey". According to the subsequently created player world rankings, he was nevertheless the best all-rounder in the world for most of his international career. In his later life, Bailey wrote numerous cricket books and was best known as a member of the commentator team on the BBC 's live radio show , for which he worked for 26 years. contents. Early years. Bailey was born in Westcliff-on-Sea , . His father was an officer in the Admiralty . He attended Alleyn Court Prep School and learned the game of cricket from Denys Wilcox , the former of the Essex Club , before moving to Dulwich College . In his first year, when he was only 14, he played for the school's first team. He topped his school's rankings for the Average and in 1939 and 1940, and became the school team captain in 1941. In 1942, in his final year at school, he again topped both lists. After graduating from school, he served with the Royal Marines and returned to Alleyn Court Prep School as a teacher after his release in early January 1945. At St John's College, Cambridge , he studied for two years and graduated there in 1948. For the Blues , the university team, Bailey played in 1947 and 1948 in both cricket and football. Career. Cricket. Bailey made his first-class debut in September 1945, at the age of 22, for the team of the "Under 33s" against the " 33s" at Lord's Cricket Ground . For his County Essex he played the first match in May 1946. He quickly became a pillar of his team and had his test debut for England against New Zealand in Headingley in June 1949 , where he achieved 6 for 118 runs . He was a right-handed almost-medium bowler , reliable right - handed batsman, and very good outfield player . He played for England in 61 Tests between 1949 and 1959. His was an effective complement to the faster by , , and in later years . He achieved 132 wickets with an average of 29 runs per , achieved a century (134 ) with a batting average of almost 30 runs per elimination and 32 catches . He was famous for his persistent, defensive striking technique. During the Lord's Test in 1953 England faced a defeat until they wrested a draw in a 4-hour partnership with Willie Watson Australia. In the further course of the test series, England was able to recapture . His best bowling performance was 7-34 during the fifth test (1953-54) in Kingston, Jamaica , which he achieved with his outswing bowling on a so-called flat pitch . This enabled England to knock out the West Indies team for 139 in their 1st . This enabled England to win this match and draw in the series with two wins each. He played his last test on the Ashes tour to Australia 1958-59. But he personally did not have a successful tour in which he scored the slowest half-century in first-class cricket. His 50 runs took him 5 hours, 57 minutes in England's 2nd innings of the First Test in Brisbane . In his last test in Melbourne , he was eliminated in both innings without having scored a (a so-called pair ). After that he was never again set up for the English team, but played first-class cricket for Essex for eight years. In 1959, he became the only player after World War II to score at least 2,000 runs and at least 100 wickets in one season. The all-rounder (1000 runs and 100 wickets in one season) he managed eight times, a post-war record that he shares with . Additionally, he is one of only three players to have scored 20,000 runs and 2000 wickets since World War II (alongside Fred Titmus and ). His first-class career began in 1946 and lasted 21 years, during which he hit 2082 wickets in 682 games, with an average of 23.13. This means that he is still in 25th place on the all-time list of the best in terms of the number of wickets. In Clacton he achieved against Lancashire in 1949 the feat of scoring all 10 wickets (for 90 runs) of an inning. With his 28,641 runs in first-class cricket, he is currently 67th on the all-time list of the best. He was a captain for his County Essex between 1961 and 1966. Between 1955 and 1967 he was also its managing director, which enabled him to earn an income from the sport of cricket, while at the same time he was officially considered an amateur player. In 1950, Bailey was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year . Soccer. He played football for AFC Cambridge University (including 1946 and 1947 in the varsity match against Oxford ), the reserves of Southend United , for Leytonstone FC and Walthamstow Avenue . He was also a member of the Walthamstow Avenue team that won the FA Amateur Cup in 1951-52 . The following season he played in the team that reached the 4th round of the FA Cup . In the game against Manchester United at , the amateurs drew 1-1. Manchester United then won the replay in Highbury 5-2. Author and Commentator. After his first-class career ended in 1967, Bailey played for the Westcliff-on-Sea Cricket Club for many years and became a cricket journalist and commentator. He was a cricket and soccer correspondent for the Financial Times for twenty years. He was a regular guest commentator on the BBC's live radio program Test Match Special for 26 years. His fellow commentator gave him the nickname The Boil , based on the alleged pronunciation of his name as "Boiley" by Australian fans. Bailey died in a fire in his Westcliff-on-Sea apartment on February 10, 2011. His wife Greta survived the fire. The two have two sons and a daughter. Greatest of My Time. 'The Barnacle' profiles the greatest cricketers of his day. The list includes , , , , Tom Graveney, and many more. 8vo. 216pp. 16 plates, plus cartoons throughout the text by Roy Ullyett. Dust-wrapper, edges with a few nicks., "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Shipping: � 1.20 Within United Kingdom. Customers who bought this item also bought. Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace. 1. Greatest of My Time. Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Seller Inventory # CHL6166842. 2. Greatest of My Time. Book Description Hardback. 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Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 216 pages; Description: 216 p. 16 plates, illus. , ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Cricket --Biography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 138065. 'I did more modelling than any other cricketer of my time' As a child I used to play cricket and soccer on the family lawn. In garden cricket you were automatically out if you hit over the fence. Perhaps this early compulsion played a role in my later habit of keeping the ball on the ground. I was a bad loser from an early age. That also played its part in my becoming a defensive batsman: I hated to lose my wicket. Lord's has always been my favourite ground - captivating atmosphere. I was lucky that when I joined the Alleyn Court High School at the age of seven, Denys Wilcox had just become the joint headmaster. He was not only passionate about cricket and soccer but also technically correct. He taught me regularly at nets, and by the age of 13 I could play all the strokes except the hook. Fred Trueman was the greatest bowler of my era . For a fast bowler, he played so long, more than any other during that period. Not only physically very fit, he was also a very sensible bowler - a complete paceman. I was inducted into the Royal Marines during the Second World War at 18. I became a Second Lieutenant. Fortunately I didn't see any action as the Nazis surrendered before we arrived in Germany. I always detested bloodshed. The only "action" I saw was while conducting a few court martials as a defence lawyer, including one concerning a clock stolen by our soldiers from the Germans. When Cambridge were playing Somerset , DB Dutta, an Indian, was our slow left-arm bowler. He was of the same height and build as me, and with the dark complexion and black wavy hair. Some Somerset spectators took us to be the same person and wondered: "He first opened the attack as a fast right-arm and then came on first change as slow left-arm." My fingers have always been too small and delicate . I broke them quite a few times while . The worst was in the 1953-54 Test. While trying to stop a thunderous drive by Clyde Walcott [who made 220] off my own bowling, my right hand's ring finger was chipped. I continued bowling but the finger is out of shape even today. I played in three side games in 1948 against the touring Invincible Australians and was thrashed by their batsmen in all the games. But that was great for my bowling as I realised I was not good enough. I made many adjustments: I cut one whirl from my action, making it more smooth, angled my approach closer to the stumps to attain more accuracy, and increased my repertoire by varying the pace, angle and place of . The very next year I was opening the bowling for my country. Essex has always been a part of my life . I have spent almost all my life within a radius of a quarter mile. I was born here, I lived here, went to a school here. My wife's home before marriage was here, and we now live in a retirement home here. "During my early Essex days, I scored a century before lunch. Still the tag of 'Barnacle'!" Though I came to be known as an ultra-defensive batsman, I was among the pioneers of one-day cricket. In the mid-60s I regularly appeared for the International Cavaliers, a team of players from different countries, who played a different county every Sunday. During my early Essex days I also scored a century before lunch. Still the tag of "Barnacle"! I did more modelling than any other cricketer of my time. I was not only one of the Brylcreem boys, I also appeared in a number of other ads for breakfast cereal, Shredded Wheat, etc. In the Lucozade energy drink ad, I appeared along with my wife and the eldest son, Kim. I also had a sponsored Ford car. I led Essex from 1961 to 1966 but I was denied the captaincy of the country. I didn't think much about it at that time as I was doing enough for England: opening the bowling, and batting in the top order. But in retrospect it hurt. I had my own movie camera , a rarity those days. I carried it on tours and made films of the matches myself or asked others to do that for me. I handed all this to Sky a few years back. My most cherished cricketing feat was the innings against Australia in 1953 at Lord's because it proved decisive in the final outcome of the series. My most valuable contribution to Essex as secretary was to arrange an interest-free loan from Warwickshire in 1965, which enabled us to buy the Chelmsford ground for the county. It has been the Essex headquarters since. After doing my bachelors from Cambridge, I taught English and history at my former school. But I left after only three years to become Essex County Cricket Club secretary. That job remained my main source of income for the next 13 years. Afterwards, it was journalism, writing, broadcasting on radio and television, public relations, the toy business, helping to run the Ilford indoor cricket school and so on. Bailey didn't always play in an ultra-defensive mode © Getty Images. My earliest cricketing heroes were (I wanted to bowl like him) and Don Bradman (I wanted to bat like him). Later I admired Keith Miller and Garry Sobers. In Brisbane , in 1954-55, I stepped in with England on 25 for 4, chasing Australia's 601. I stonewalled for 38 in 160 minutes. That evening I came to know that an Australian businessman had placed a $100 bet on the first Englishman to clear the fence. The next morning I duly hit for only the second six of my Test career, and immediately returned to my shell. I spent the money throwing a party at the hotel, which somewhat lessened the pain of a heavy defeat. The 1950 touring West Indian team included perhaps the worst batsman I ever saw: Lance Pierre, whose tour average was less than 1. In the match against Essex, when he came to bat at No. 11, our bowler Ray Smith was just one short of 100 wickets for the season. I wanted him to take that last wicket but had to complete my over first. I intentionally bowled very wide outside his off stump, yet he stretched fully and managed to tickle the ball to the keeper, almost rupturing himself in the process. I really detested the distinction made between professionals and amateurs during the early years of my cricketing career. There were separate dressing rooms, different hotels during the away matches, and sometimes even different entrances to the ground. The hospitality provided to us during my only tour of South Africa in 1956-57 was easily the best I have received anywhere in the world. In the West Indies, whites supported the touring MCC, while in South Africa blacks and coloured people supported us. No rocket science involved to know the reason. We went to the last Test of the 1953-54 series against the West Indies 1-2 down. The Sabina Park pitch appeared to be a batting heaven. The groundsman told our captain, , "If you bat first, 700 should be the target." We lost the toss. I had my best Test figures of 7 for 34, which enabled us to level the series. It was just one of those days when everything went right: the ball moved beyond expectations, every shot played in the air went to a fielder, who made no mistake. When frustrated, I occasionally resorted to Malinga-like round-arm slingers. I once delivered one of those to Denis Compton in a county game when he was on his way to a century before lunch. To the astonishment of both of us, he was bowled round his legs. That was my first and last wicket with that particular delivery. As Essex secretary, three times I signed a boy in his mid-teens fully certain that not only would he play for Essex but also gain Test selection: Barry Knight, and . "When frustrated, I occasionally resorted to Malinga-like round-arm slingers. I once delivered one of those to Denis Compton in a county game when he was on his way to a century before lunch. To the astonishment of both of us, he was bowled round his legs" The West Indies tour of 1953-54 , when I was vice-captain to Len Hutton, was the hardest, most unpleasant and full of controversies, for a number of reasons. Starting from the composition of the team: a player-manager, a captain who had never led a side abroad, and an inexperienced vice-captain. England's pace battery tended to target the bodies of the opposing batsmen. That made us unpopular not only with the other team but also their supporters. As it had happened in the past, the touring MCC side showed arrogance and complained about arrangements, especially the accommodation. In the mid-1960s I began my journalism career with the Financial Times and remained their cricket and football correspondent for over 25 years. I rate my 41 out of 110 in the first innings of the 1956-57 Port Elizabeth Test as my best. The wicket had no pace, so the shooters not only kept low but shot straight along the ground. It was the highest for England in a match where the highest innings total was 164. I only read newspaper reports of matches I did well in. Otherwise I knew better than the writers when I had fared poorly. The 1958-59 Ashes was my last tour to Australia and also my most disappointing. On paper, we were the favourites but we were given a mauling by the Aussies. Dissensions and cliques had killed our team spirit. In my opinion, a few Australian bowlers chucked, but we could not complain as our and Peter Loader also had suspect actions. I personally think Lock had an illegitimate delivery action. The 1972 Olympics was my most demanding and most enjoyable assignment as a journalist. In two weeks, I wrote on as many as 10 sports, ranging from soccer to fencing. I also covered the horrendous massacre. I played soccer as an amateur for two Essex clubs: Leytonstone and Walthamstow. I played as centre half, inside right and also on the wing. Those were great days for amateur soccer. We never had a crowd of less than 5000 for our home ties. My greatest soccer glory came with Walthamstow in 1952-53, when we reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, where we held the mighty Manchester United 1-1 at Old Trafford, a fantastic achievement for an amateur side. The replay took place at Highbury as our home ground had a capacity of just 12,000. In front of 55,000 people we lost 5-2. In 1951-52, I achieved the dream of every amateur footballer: winning the final of the FA Amateur Cup (with Walthamstow), at Wembley in front of a crowd of 100,000. Bailey with his wife, son and daughter © Ijaz Chaudhry. Brian Johnston was not only my first co-commentator on the TMS team but also my favourite, especially for his great sense of humour. However, was the master in describing the action in a lucid manner that only he could achieve. 's excellent technical knowledge made him a wonderful summariser of all the on-field occurrences. During Dennis Lillee's first appearance in England in 1972, I made a passing mention that though he appeared to be a complete fast bowler his extra-long run up was worrisome. Kids trying to imitate him might become long-distance runners instead of fast bowlers. Within a few days I received a postcard from a "worried grandma", reading: "You were right. My three-year-old grandson has started running from 17 yards before releasing the ball from just three yards in front of me." I received a really interesting cable from a close Australian friend during the Oval Test of 1981. It informed me that Australian television would be using Test Match Special 's ball-by-ball commentary along with television pictures. Perhaps the TV channel had noticed that so many people watched television with the volume turned off and listened to our broadcasts instead. On a few occasions schedules of major events in cricket and football clashed for me as a broadcaster. I always managed to attend both but it involved hectic travelling. The most memorable incident of covering both sports happened in 1974, when Germany was staging the football World Cup while England hosted India for a Test series. I moved between the two countries several times and was always rushing to airports. I wrote 11 books . Writing the biography of my favourite cricketer, Garry Sobers, was a real pleasure. I visited Barbados to research it and Sobers and his wife really looked after me there. Ijaz Chaudhry writes on cricket and other sports. For more about him and samples of his published work, visit www.sportscorrespondent.info. © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. RELATED ARTICLES. Trevor Edward Bailey. Bailey may have been a controversial figure, but it was beyond doubt that he was an all-rounder who used every ounce of his talent and possessed a shrewd cricket brain. Bailey Trevor, Signed. Condition: Good. 1968. 216 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated "To Jack" on half title page. Also signed by the illustrator with cartoon. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. Cartoons by Roy Ullyet. B&W illustrations and photographs throughout. Clean pages. Mild tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine. Mild soiling to DJ. Championship cricket : a review of county cricket since 1945 / by Trevor Bailey. Bailey, Trevor. Published by London : F. Muller, [c1961], 1961. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. First Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw with tape repair marks, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Signed copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages; Physical description.: 216 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subject: Cricket. 1 Kg. Playing To Win: With 30 Illustrations. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hutchinsons Library, 1954. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Ed, signed by author. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning. No DJ. Championship cricket : a review of county cricket since 1945 / by Trevor Bailey. Bailey, Trevor. Published by London : F. Muller, [c1961], 1961. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. First Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw with tape repair marks, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Signed copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages; Physical description.: 216 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subject: Cricket. 1 Kg. Len Hutton: a Pictorial Biography. David Lemmon; Trevor Bailey (foreword) Published by Collins & Brown, London, 1990. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 107 pages, illustrated, statistics, signed dedication by David Lemmon on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Cricket. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956. Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa Contact seller. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the boards are edge worn and shelf rubbed. sunned. a bit marked. Signed by the author. previous owner's signature. foxing. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed. SIR GARY: A BIOGRAPHY. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Collins, 1976. Cricket biography. Excellent account of the career of the game's greatest all-rounder. 8vo. 190pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. Trevor Bailey's Cricket Book. Trevor Bailey. Published by Frederick Muller, 1959. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Condition: Good. 1959. First Edition. 127 pages. Signed by the author. Cream dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor staining and soiling to DJ. PLAYING TO WIN. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Hutchinson's Library of Sports & Pastimes, 1954. Thoughts on cricket in the 1950's from the late England all rounder Trevor Bailey. 8vo, 215pp. plus 16 pages of black and white photographs. Foxing to page edges. No dust-wrapper. Signed nicely by Bailey to front endpaper. SIR GARY: A BIOGRAPHY. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Collins, 1976. Excellent account of the career of the game's greatest all-rounder. 8vo. 190pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. A sticky label signed by Trevor Bailey is laid down to title-page. History of Cricket. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Allen & Unwin, London, 1979. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Three long splits to DJ, front and back. ; Signed inscription from the author, to Peter Smith cricket writer for the Daily Mail, on the half title. ; B & W illustrations; 192 pages; Signed by Author. Wickets, Catches and the Odd Run. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Willow Books, Collins, London, 1986. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Slight age toning to the text block. ; Inscribed and signed by the author on the fep to Peter Smith cricket correspondent to the Daily Mail. ; 240 pages; Signed by Author. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. THE GREATEST SINCE MY TIME. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. Former Essex and England all-round cricketer selects his favourite players. He is particularly percipient in his study of all-rounders like Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Mike Procter and Richard Hadlee. 8vo. 272pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by the author on the title page. THE GREATEST OF MY TIME. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1968. 'The Barnacle' profiles the greatest cricketers of his day. The list includes Keith Miller, Denis Compton, Godfrey Evans, Garfield Sobers, Tom Graveney, and many more. 8vo. 216pp. 16 plates, plus cartoons throughout the text by Roy Ullyett. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Bailey and Ulyett to fly-leaf. There is also a personal gift inscription by the original owner to the fly-leaf. CRICKET. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956. Cricket instructional from the Essex and England all-rounder. 1st edition. 8vo. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with some closed tears. Spine faded. A fair/good copy. Signed nicely by Bailey to title-page (not dedicated). WORLD OF CRICKET 1978. Trevor BAILEY (ed.) Published by Macdonald & Jane's, 1978. Covers the 1977 English cricket season. Paperback. 8vo. 256pp. Very good condition. From the collection of Bill Frindall with a signed dedication to him from Trevor Bailey. Bailey was the editor while Frindall was the compiler. FROM LARWOOD TO LILLEE. Trevor BAILEY & Fred TRUEMAN. A look at some of the great fast bowlers from Larwood onwards, written by two who would definitely feature. 8vo. 207pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Trevor Bailey to title-page - "No facts, plenty of figures! Trevor.". Sir Gary : a biography / [by] Trevor Bailey ; with a foreword by . Bailey, Trevor. Published by London : Collins, 1976. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED. Physical description; 190p,(16)p of plates : ill., ports ; 22 cm. Subject; Sobers, Gary. 1 Kg. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Cricketers In The Making. Trevor Bailey & Denys Wilcox. Published by Hutchinson's Library of Sports & Pastimes. Instructional for schoolboy cricketers by two of Essex's greatest cricketers. 1st edition. 131pp. plus 32 pages of instructional photographs and diagrams in text. Original red cloth boards , lightly rubbed. Gilt titles a little faded. Corner clipped from front endpaper. A good copy. Signed by Trevor Bailey to title-page. Sir Gary: A Biography. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Collins, London, 1976. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Sound Firm First Edition. Signed With Inscription By Author On Title Page - "Best Wishes Trevor Bailey". No Other Signatures, Inscription Or Notations Found, Black And White Photo Illustrations. Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Gilt Titled Spine - Slight Edge Wear And Slight Sun Fading To Top And Bottom Edges. Slight Speckled Foxing To Page Edges. Clipped Jacket With Slight Edge Wear And Minimal Crease Bottom Spine Corner. Signed by Author(s). TREVOR BAILEY'S CRICKET BOOK. Trevor BAILEY. Published by Frederick Muller, 1959. Part autobiographical and part instructional, with a few further thoughts from the great Essex and England cricketer thrown in. Small 4to. 127pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed nicely by Bailey to title-page. THE GREATEST SINCE MY TIME (MULTIPLE SIGNED) Trevor BAILEY. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. Former Essex and England all-round cricketer selects his favourite players. He is particularly percipient in his study of all-rounders like Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Mike Procter and Richard Hadlee. 8vo. 272pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by the author on the title-page and by Botham, Gower, Greenidge and Brearley to their relevant chapters. THE SPINNERS' WEB. Trevor BAILEY & Fred TRUEMAN. Published by Collins Willow, 1988. Trevor Bailey and Fred Trueman discuss the apparent decline of the slow bowler since the 1960's, looking at 28 spin bowlers. 1st edition. 8vo. 224pp. Photos. Internally near fine, clean and bright. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, clean and bright with minor bumping to extremities only. Very good condition. This copy belonged to Bill Frindall and is signed and dedicated to him by Trevor Bailey. A HISTORY OF CRICKET. Trevor BAILEY. Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1979. A well-illustrated history of cricket. Large 8vo. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. Dust-wrapper, a short nick to top edge o/w very good. Signed presentation copy from Bailey to his friend and TMS colleague Bill Frindall, who is also thanked in print in the book's acknowledgement. Trevor Bailey's Cricket Book - Signed by Trevor Bailey. Trevor Bailey. Published by Frederck Muller, London, 1959. Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom Contact seller. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1959. 1st Edition. AUTHOR SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT END PAPER IN RED PEN. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight. Jacket has edge wear & a few tears but with minimal loss. Front flap is price-clipped. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 45.3. Trevor Bailey's Cricket Book. AUTHOR SIGNATURE. From Larwood to Lillee (Inscribed by Fred Trueman) Trevor Bailey; Fred Trueman. Published by Queen Anne Press, London, England, 1983. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Published by Queen Anne Press of London in 1983. Hardcover. 1st edition. Book inscribed by Fred Trueman, "To Steven Best Wishes F. Trueman." Book condition: Near Fine. Light green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good to Near Fine. Price unclipped. Small nick on corner of jacket. See photograph. Dims: 240mm x 160mm x 21mm. 156 pages. Inscribed by Author(s). Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. The Greatest of My Time by Bailey Trevor. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game Bailey, Trevor. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: Re-Read Ltd (Doncaster, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing. Unclipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # G0085100. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 01/05/1989 (1989) From: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom) About this Item: Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780340490914. Greatest since My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton (1989) From: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom) About this Item: Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ships from the UK. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Seller Inventory # GRP97937031. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: Goldstone Books (Llandybie, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Good. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. Seller Inventory # mon0005221578. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: Bookbarn International (Bristol, SOM, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. Seller Inventory # BBI3228978. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Penguin (2013) From: JULIES BOOKSHOP (Consett, DURH, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. Daily dispatch from the UK. Seller Inventory # mon0000266805. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: MAD 4 BOOKS (Wolsingham, CD, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Seller Inventory # P1000575745M. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: JULIES BOOKSHOP (Consett, DURH, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Daily dispatch from the UK. Seller Inventory # P1000575745J1. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: Book Factory (Consett, DUR, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Daily dispatch from the UK. Seller Inventory # P1000575745B19. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: *BIG BANG BOOKS* (Durham, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Seller Inventory # P1000575745BBB. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hodder & Stoughton General Division, United Kingdom, London (1989) From: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this book a well-known all-rounder and noted commentator and analyst paints potrtaits of the finest cricketers of the 1970s and discusses the changes in the game since he retired as a player. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005421929. Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by TBS The Book Service Ltd (1968) From: Reuseabook (Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Seller Inventory # CHL6166842. Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (1968) From: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR003350643. Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (1968) From: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004645186. Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (1968) From: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR003406001. The Greatest Since My Time: The Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: BoundlessBookstore (Wallingford, United Kingdom) About this Item: Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has toned pages. Good DJ with some toning and fading. Seller Inventory # 9999-9994644160. THE GREATEST OF MY TIME. Bailey Trevor, Illustrated by Ullyett Roy. Published by London: Sportsman Book Club, 1970, London (1970) From: Old Bookworks Shop. (TRURO Cornwall, United Kingdom) About this Item: Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Nearly Very Good. Ullyett Roy (illustrator). First Thus. Cloth. Nearly Very Good. First Thus. 5.5x8.5 Inches. deep red hardback cover with gilt lettering Illustrated dust jacket. First Edition in Sportsmans Book Club. Contains 216 pages with a section of photoplates in the centre and illustrations throughout by Roy llyett Condition book very Good + Dust Jacket has some rub but no tears. Seller Inventory # 3538. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by . (1989) From: History Bookshop (Bourton on the Water, GLOS, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dispatched from UK bookshop within one working day.A good copy but with more than minor wear. For non-UK items of 1.5 kg or more may require an additional shipping charge. Seller Inventory # HBS-00318923-B. The Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Sportsman's Book Club (1970) About this Item: hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a lightly scuffed and creased pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and is unmarked, b&w illustrations, 216pp. Seller Inventory # 233997. Greatest Since My Time : The Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Bailey, Trevor. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) About this Item: hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, paper age-toned else a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is unmarked, 272pp. Seller Inventory # 233973. The Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by The Sportsmans Book Club, Letchworth , Herts UK (1970) From: Sarah Zaluckyj (KINGTON, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Ullyett, Roy (Cartoons by) (illustrator). First in This Edition. 216 pages. No dustjacket. Clean maroon boards with gilt titles to spine, light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Illustrated with B&W plates and drawings. Pages clean. Size: 8 1/2" Tall (Approx). Seller Inventory # 008177. The Greatest Since My Time. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hodder & Stoughton (1989) From: Sportspages (Farnham, United Kingdom) About this Item: Former Essex and England all-round cricketer selects his favourite players. He is particularly percipient in his study of all-rounders like Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Mike Procter and Richard Hadlee. 8vo. 272pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, spine�a little�faded. Very good. Seller Inventory # 21533. Greatest of My Time. Bailey, Trevor. Published by London Eyre & Spottiswoode (1968) From: The Guru Bookshop (Hereford, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION with tatty dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post. Seller Inventory # mon0000093729. The Greatest Since My Time. Bailey , Trevor. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London , England (1989) From: Sharston Books (Manchester, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean internally and very lightly used, the dustjacket has a little shelfwear and sunning to the spine. The best cricketers of the last twenty years and the major changes in the game. illustrated with black and white plates. Seller Inventory # 8012109. Greatest Since My Time: Best Cricketers of the Last Twenty Years and the Major Changes in the Game. Trevor Bailey. Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (1989) From: The Guru Bookshop (Hereford, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post. Seller Inventory # mon0000029043. The Greatest of My Time. Trevor Bailey. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London (1968) From: Beach Hut Books (Lingfield, United Kingdom) About this Item: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Roy Ullyett (illustrator). 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, now protected, has a few small nicks and creases. Seller Inventory # 039493. The Greatest of My Time. Trevor Bailey. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (1968) From: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom) About this Item: Condition: Good. 1968. 216 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated "To Jack" on half title page. Also signed by the illustrator with cartoon. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. Cartoons by Roy Ullyet. B&W illustrations and photographs throughout. Clean pages. Mild tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine. Mild soiling to DJ. Seller Inventory # 1553675456BJS.