Michael Bradley (cricketer)
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Michael Ewart Bradley is an English
former cricketer
who played nine first-class
games for Worcestershire
in the early 1950s. He was born in Halesowen
and attended Halesowen Grammar School.
Bradley made his debut against Combined Services
at Worcester
in June 1951, and though he did not bowl in the first innings, he claimed 3-84 in the second; his third wicket was that of Jim Parks
. A couple of weeks later he played against Scotland
and took five wickets in the match. In the second innings of this game Hugo Yarnold
stumped six Scottish batsmen — this remains a first-class record — and Bradley took two of those wickets. (Yarnold also caught another man in the same innings off Bradley's bowling.)
In 1952 Bradley appeared seven times for Worcestershire, taking 15 wickets in all, but at a highly expensive average
of 49.73, with six of those successes coming in a single marathon stint against Nottinghamshire
in June: in Notts' only innings, his final analysis
was 63.3-20-162-6. Aside from this, only in his first game of the season (against Oxford University
) did he take more than one wicket in any innings, and he bowed out of the first-class game rather sadly with a return of 20-0-80-0 against Middlesex
in early July.
England
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former cricketer
Cricketer
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who played nine first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
games for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
in the early 1950s. He was born in Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
and attended Halesowen Grammar School.
Bradley made his debut against Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
at Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
in June 1951, and though he did not bowl in the first innings, he claimed 3-84 in the second; his third wicket was that of Jim Parks
Jim Parks junior
Jim Parks is an English former cricketer. He played in forty six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968...
. A couple of weeks later he played against Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
and took five wickets in the match. In the second innings of this game Hugo Yarnold
Hugo Yarnold
Henry Yarnold, known as Hugo, who was born at Worcester on 6 July 1917 and died in a road accident at Leamington Spa on 13 August 1974, was an English first-class cricketer who became a Test cricket umpire....
stumped six Scottish batsmen — this remains a first-class record — and Bradley took two of those wickets. (Yarnold also caught another man in the same innings off Bradley's bowling.)
In 1952 Bradley appeared seven times for Worcestershire, taking 15 wickets in all, but at a highly expensive average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 49.73, with six of those successes coming in a single marathon stint against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in June: in Notts' only innings, his final analysis
Bowling analysis
In the sport of cricket, a bowling analysis usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, how many of those overs are maidens , total runs conceded and number of wickets taken...
was 63.3-20-162-6. Aside from this, only in his first game of the season (against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
) did he take more than one wicket in any innings, and he bowed out of the first-class game rather sadly with a return of 20-0-80-0 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...
in early July.