Death of Mr. George Bayly

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 150, 28 June 1938, Page 6

Death of Mr. George Bayly

NOTED FOOTBALLER AND CRICKETER Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. The death has occurred of Mr. George ’J’. Bayly, a former president of tho New Zealand Rugby Union aud a member of one of New Zealand’s best known sporting families. He died at his farm at Btaniuore Bay, Whangaparoa Peninsula, at the age of 82. The late Mr. Bayly in his youth represented Wanganui and Wellington at Rugby football, aud Wellington anl Taranaki at cricket, lie was invited to tour the Bouth Island with the Wellington team in 1579 and as three-quarter he scored the winning points in several matches. For 10 years, from 1889, he was president of tho Taranaki Rugby Union, and in ISSB-89 lie was president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. As a cricketer the late Mr. Bayly had just as notable a record, la 1882 he was a member of the Wellington team which met Shaw’s English team, arid cvcu ns late as 1903, when he was approaching 50 years of age, lie played against Lord Hawke’s visiting team. Against Shaw’s side he performed tho remarkable feat of bowling 02 overs, which were then of lour balls each, of which 42 were maidens. He bowled right through England’s innings, taking live wickets for (52 runs. In 1887 Mr. Bayly played against another English team, this time for Taranaki against Alfred Lillywhite’s side. The late Mr. Bayly Was one of nin«s brothers and five of them played representative Rugby for Taranaki and Wellington. One of them, Alfred, was captain of the 1894 New Zealand team, and in 1905 he helped to select the All Blacks. 2n 1907-08 ho was president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. Mr. Bayly’s eldest son, Arthur, died from an injury suffered at Rugby while at college and his second sbu was killed in a motor accident at Newmarket shortly after returning from tho Great War. His surviving son, Mr. Jack Bayly, is in business at Hawera. Thero aro three daughters.