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BBC News
11-08-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Durham sign Gloucestershire pace bowler Bailey
Durham have signed Gloucestershire fast bowler Archie Bailey on a three-year contract from next 20-year-old seamer signs his first professional deal having made his debut for Gloucestershire last claimed 4-30 against Middlesex at Lord's on his first appearance in a County Championship fixture last September."This is a big step in my career, and I'm ready to give everything I've got to contribute both on and off the field," Bailey said., external"It's a fantastic opportunity for me to grow as a player under some top tier coaches and be part of a team with such strong ambitions."Bailey, son of Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horse racing trainer Kim Bailey, signed his first rookie contract in 2023 and has also featured for the First Class Counties Select XI against Zimbabwe in May."We felt it was important to strengthen our fast-bowling ranks and Archie fits the bill perfectly as someone we can nurture and improve at Durham," director of cricket Marcus North said."We look forward to welcoming Archie to Durham in the winter."
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Durham snap up future England star, depleted Gloucestershire sign prolific seamer, Somerset hit by exodus and the players that vultures circling cash-strapped Yorkshire want: COUNTY CRICKET TRANSFERS
One of a trio of tyro pace bowlers being monitored by England has agreed to move the length of the country for 2026. Archie Bailey, 20, comes from sporting stock as the son of Kim Bailey, the first race horse trainer to complete the hat-trick of saddling winners at the Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National, but has been tempted away from Gloucestershire, and the family's Thorndale Farm stables, by Durham.
