George Bayly (17 March 1856 – 26 June 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Taranaki between 1882 and 1898.[1]

George Bayly
Personal information
Full name
George Thomas Bayly
Born(1856-03-17)17 March 1856
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Died26 June 1938(1938-06-26) (aged 82)
Auckland, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 June 2016

Newington College

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George, and his brother Fred Bayly, sailed across the Tasman to attend school at Newington College in 1874 and 1875. Both brothers played in Newington's 1st XV Rugby and 1st XI cricket teams.[2]

Rugby union

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Bayly was one of the best rugby players on the Taranaki club scene and in representative rugby. As a representative player he appeared in several games from 1876 to 1883 for the Hawera club. In 1879, he played two games for the Wellington district XV, scoring a try and a goal. He became President of the Taranaki Rugby Union in 1889 and held that position until 1898, when he was elected as President of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Grazier

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Bayly became a sheep farmer at Mollison near Hāwera. He died at Stanmore Bay, Auckland, aged 82.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "George Bayly". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ Ross, Barry & Newington College (Stanmore, N.S.W.). Rugby Association & Newington College 2019, 150 years of Newington rugby : 1869-2019, Standard edition, Sally Milner Publishing on behalf of The Newington College Rugby Association & Newington College, Binda, NSW
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