W.P. Bailey was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 cricketer

Cricketer

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. Bailey's batting style is also unknown.

In Hampshire's

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...

 first season with first-class status

First-class cricket

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, Bailey made a single first-class appearance against Middlesex

Middlesex County Cricket Club

Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...

 at the Cattle Market Ground

Cattle Market Ground

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, Islington

Islington

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. Opening the batting, he scored 4 runs in Hampshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Russell Walker

Russell Walker

Russell Donnithorne Walker was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Russell Walker was born in Southgate, Middlesex. He was the sixth of seven cricket playing brothers, who were influential in the establishing of the Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1864...

, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 10 by Thomas Hearne

Thomas Hearne

Thomas Hearne or Hearn , English antiquary, was born at Littlefield Green in the parish of White Waltham, Berkshire.-Life:...

. He played the occasional match for Hampshire until 1871.

External links

• W.P. Bailey at ESPNcricinfo
• W.P. Bailey at CricketArchive
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