Rob Bailey

Steve Garratt, the Nottingham umpire, has been appointed to the full list of first-class officials for next year, replacing Roy Palmer who retired at the end of the season

Young Cricketers of the Year who haven't quite gone on to make the grade

England had suffered a disastrous summer in 1988, losing 5-0 to West Indies and going through four captains. A tour to India beckoned and the selectors named a youthful squad under the captaincy of Graham Gooch

The ECB have announced that the umpires Rob Bailey, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough and Neil Bainton have all been appointed to the full list of first class umpires

1986 An astonishing West Indian collapse left Pakistan on the brink of victory in the first Test at Faisalabad

A job well done: Alec Stewart ponders retirement at the end of the fifth Test against South Africa © Getty Images When Alec Stewart finally left the international stage at The Oval, to the acclaim of a crowd who let it know they thought

Worcestershire wrapped up their second CricInfo Championship win of the season by an innings and three runs but Rob Bailey's first century of the season kept them waiting well into the afternoon session

For the second time this season Hampshire easily crushed Derbyshire

Tom Lungley returned his best figures as Derbyshire easily beat Essex by 67 runs with 9.4 overs to spare at Derby

Former England Test batsman Rob Bailey highlighted the West Indies' bowling problems leading up to next Thursday's Fourth Test at Headingley