{{short description|New Zealand rugby union player & cricketer}} {{for|similarly named people|Alfred Bailey (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Alfred Bayly | image = Alfred Bayly.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1866|05|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Waitara, New Zealand | death_date = {{Death date and age|1907|12|14|1866|05|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Whanganui, New Zealand | position = Utility back | height = | weight = {{convert|83|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}} | repyears1 = 1893–97 | repcaps1 = 0 | reppoints1 = 0 | province1 = {{Rut|Taranaki}} | provinceyears1 = 1883–1901 | provinceapps1 = | provincepoints1 = | occupation = Farmer | relatives = Frank Bayly (brother)<br>George Bayly (brother)<br>Harry Bayly (brother)<br>Walter Bayly (brother) | school = New Plymouth Boys' High School | module = {{Infobox cricketer | embed = yes | batting = | bowling = | role = | club1 = Taranaki | year1 = 1891/92–1897/98 | type1 = First-class | onetype1 = | debutdate1 = | debutyear1 = | debutfor1 = | debutagainst1 = | lastdate1 = | lastyear1 = | lastfor1 = | lastagainst1 = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 6 | runs1 = 39 | bat avg1 = 6.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 20* | deliveries1 = 474 | wickets1 = 9 | bowl avg1 = 22.77 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 6-54 | catches/stumpings1 = 0/0 | date = 29 April 2017 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36398.html Cricinfo }} }} '''Alfred Bayly''' (20 May 1866 – 14 December 1907) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator, and cricketer.
==Early life and family== Born in Waitara on 20 May 1866,<ref name="AB profile">{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=45|title = Alfred Bayly | last = Luxford | first = Bob | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 29 April 2017}}</ref> Bayly was the son of Thomas Bayly and Ann Bayly (née Rundle).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://winsomegriffin.com/Newsham/ThomasBayly.html |title=Thomas and Susanna Bayly |date= |website=winsomegriffin.com |publisher= |accessdate=29 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Thomas and Ann children">{{cite web |url=http://winsomegriffin.com/Newsham/ThomasBaylyJnr.html |title=Children of Thomas (Jnr) and Ann Bayly |date= |website=winsomegriffin.com |publisher= |accessdate=29 April 2017}}</ref>
He was one of six brothers who represented Taranaki at cricket and rugby, including:<ref name="Thomas and Ann children"/> * Frank Bayly (1860–1948), Taranaki cricket and rugby representative. * George Bayly (1856-1938), Taranaki cricket and rugby representative. President of the Taranaki and New Zealand Rugby Union. * Harry Bayly (1862–1935), Taranaki cricket representative. * Walter Bayly (1869–1950), Taranaki and New Zealand rugby representative.
Alfred Bayly was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School.<ref name="AB profile"/> He married Mary Eleanor Georgina Cashel on 30 September 1895, at St Paul's Church, Auckland,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18951031.2.26.2 | title=Marriages | date=31 October 1895 | work=Auckland Star | accessdate=29 April 2017 | page=8}}</ref> and they went on to have five daughters, three of whom died as children.<ref name="Thomas and Ann children"/>
==Rugby union== A utility back, Bayly made his first-class debut as a 16-year-old, appearing for West Coast (North Island) against the touring New South Wales team in 1882. He played his first match for {{Rut|Taranaki}} the following year, and played for the province until the 1901 season.<ref name="AB profile"/>
Bayly was a member of the New Zealand team that toured Australia in 1893. On that tour he played in all 10 matches, scoring three tries. In 1894, he captained New Zealand in their 6–8 loss to the touring New South Wales team at Lancaster Park, Christchurch. After missing selection for national side in 1896, Bayly was recalled in 1897 to captain the team on their tour of Australia, making nine appearances. In all, Bayly played 20 games for New Zealand, including 10 as captain, scoring six tries and one drop goal for a total of 20 points.<ref name="AB profile"/> He did not play any Test matches, as New Zealand did not play its first full international match until 1903.
In 1899, Barney Armit was fatally injured during a provincial match between Otago and Taranaki. Armit attempted to hurdle Bayly, but Bayly rose up and caught him around the ankles; Armit was subsequently up-ended and seriously injured his spine in the fall. Armit died 11 weeks later and became the first New Zealand international to die from injuries sustained on the rugby field. According to his obituary, Bayly was extremely distraught by the incident and "wept like a child" on Armit's death{{mdash}}it may have even shortened his life.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19071221.2.22?query=Bayly&start_date=21-12-1907&end_date=21-12-1907&snippet=true&title=NZTR |title= Obituary{{mdash}}Alf Bayly |publisher= New Zealand Truth in Papers Past |date=21 December 1907 }}</ref>
Bayly served as a Taranaki selector from 1891 to 1898, in 1901, and in 1906, and was a national selector in 1901 and 1905. He was president of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union between 1899 and 1906, and president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1907, dying in office.<ref name="AB profile"/>
==Cricket== He played six first-class matches for Taranaki between the 1891/92 and 1897/98 seasons. Over his first-class career he scored 39 runs, at an average of 6.50 and a high score of 20 not out. He took nine wickets at an average of 22.77, with best bowling figures of 6 for 54.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36398.html |title=Alfred Bayly |accessdate=27 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
==Later life and death== A farmer at Toko, Bayly sold his property to the government in about 1905 and moved to Stratford. Owing to ill health, he moved to Whanganui in 1907, and died there on 14 December 1907.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19071216.2.18 | title=Obituary: a famous footballer | date=16 December 1907 | work=Taranaki Herald | accessdate=29 April 2017 | page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19071216.2.63.2 | title=Mr Alf. Bayly | date=16 December 1907 | work=Wanganui Herald | accessdate=29 April 2017 | page=5}}</ref> He was buried at Stratford Pioneer Cemetery.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19071216.2.7 | title=Funeral notice | date=16 December 1907 | work=Taranaki Herald | accessdate=29 April 2017 | page=2}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Taranaki representative cricketers
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