Toby Bailey (cricketer)
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Tobin Michael Barnaby Bailey, also known as Toby Bailey, (born 28 August 1976, Kettering
, England
) was an English cricket
er who played for the cricket team of Northamptonshire
between 1996 and 2004. He was a wicket keeper.
, David Ripley
. When David retired in 2001, Bailey took the first team duties for 3 years until Gerard Brophy
arrived in 2004 and took his place due to him having the better Batting
abilities. Toby was released at the end of that season. During his time at Northants, he was involved in a bust up with team-mate Russell Warren, in which Russell started dating Bailey's fiancée, Warren was eventually forced out off the club after protests from other members of the squad.
Toby has an ECB
level 3 coaching certificate and is currently the coach
of the Argentinian cricket team
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) was an English cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for the cricket team of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
between 1996 and 2004. He was a wicket keeper.
Biography
For most of his early career, Bailey was an understudy to the regular long serving Wicket keeperWicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, David Ripley
David Ripley
David Ripley is a former England cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1984-2001. He took 678 catches and 85 stumpings...
. When David retired in 2001, Bailey took the first team duties for 3 years until Gerard Brophy
Gerard Brophy
Gerard Louis Brophy is a first-class cricketer, presently contracted to Yorkshire. He has also played for Ireland, Free State, Northamptonshire and Transvaal in a well travelled career....
arrived in 2004 and took his place due to him having the better Batting
Batting (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat to score runs or prevent the loss of one's wicket. A player who is currently batting is denoted as a batsman, while the act of hitting the ball is called a shot or stroke...
abilities. Toby was released at the end of that season. During his time at Northants, he was involved in a bust up with team-mate Russell Warren, in which Russell started dating Bailey's fiancée, Warren was eventually forced out off the club after protests from other members of the squad.
Toby has an ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
level 3 coaching certificate and is currently the coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
of the Argentinian cricket team