Trevor Bayliss

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Trevor Bayliss

Personal information
Full name	Trevor Harley Bayliss
Born	(1962-12-21) 21 December 1962 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm off spin
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–1997	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First class List A Matches 58 50 Runs scored 3,060 1,196 Batting average 35.58 29.90 100s/50s 5/15 1/6 Top score 163 104* Balls bowled 538 239 Wickets 8 5 Bowling average 26.50 33.60 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – n/a Best bowling 4/64 2/13 Catches/stumpings 41/0 15/0
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2012

Trevor Harley Bayliss (born 21 December 1962 in Goulburn) is an Australian cricket coach and former player. He played for New South Wales between 1985 and 1997 before becoming a coach.

Bayliss is currently coach of the England national cricket team. He coached Sri Lanka between 2007 and 2011, a period which culminated in his team finishing as runners-up in the 2011 World Cup. He also coaches the Sydney Sixers in Australia's Big Bash League and the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Under his management, the Knight Riders became IPL champions, twice, in 2012 and 2014. He also led the Sixers to a BBL title in the 2011-12 season and a CLT20 title the same year.

Playing career

Bayliss grew up in the NSW country town of Goulburn, before moving to Sydney to play for the NSW state team. A middle order batsman, he played in 58 first class matches, scoring 3,060 runs at an average of 35.58, and 50 List A limited overs matches. He was NSW's player of the season for 1989–90, scoring 992 runs including two centuries.

Coaching career

2004-2007: New South Wales

After the end of his playing career, Bayliss became a development officer for the New South Wales Cricket Association and coached the NSW second XI for a number of years.

He replaced Steve Rixon as NSW coach in 2004-05 and led the state to the Pura Cup final where they defeated Queensland by 1 wicket. Despite their success in the competition, they finished in last place in the 50 over competition.

In 2005-06 they couldn't defend the trophy the following season, finishing bottom of the league after winning just three games. however, they did win the ING Cup. After finishing second in the group and winning the final of the competition.

In the 2006-07 season their performance improved as they finished second in the league. However, they lost the final against the Tasmanian Tigers. Their performance in the ING cup worsened as they finished sixth in the competition, winning just three of their ten games.

2007-2011: Sri Lanka

2007

Trevor Bayliss succeeded Tom Moody as the coach of the Sri Lankan national team in August 2007. He was selected ahead of Queensland Bulls coach Terry Oliver by a selection committee comprising former Sri Lanka Cricket officials and captains including Aravinda de Silva, Ranjan Madugalle, Michael Tissera, Sidath Wettimuny and Bandula Warnapura.

His first tournament in charge after being appointed was the 2007 T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka won both of their group stage games but were eliminated in the super eight stage of the competition after winning just one of their three matches. Following this Sri Lanka toured Australia for two Test matches but they lost them both to lose the series 2-0. Bayliss won his first series in charge of the team after beating England 1-0 in a three match Test series in Sri Lanka. However, they went on to lose the ODI series 3-2.

2008

In the Commonwealth Bank series with Australia and India, Sri Lanka finished bottom of the group, losing five games and winning just two, with one game also being abandoned. They drew the Test series against the West Indies 1-1 but lost the three match ODI series 2-0. Sri Lanka's one day fortunes improved when they competed in the 2008 Asia Cup. After winning both their group stage games, they qualified for the super eights where they won two matches and won one. They were crowned champions after winning the final. They then beat India 2-1 in a three match Test series but lost the limited overs series 3-2. Sri Lanka won every game of their 5 match ODI series against Zimbabwe. They finished the year with two Test against Bangladesh, with Sri Lanka winning both of them.

2009

In 2009 they beat Pakistan 2-1 in a three match limited overs series and drew the Test series 2-2. He was initially thought to have been injured in an attack on the Sri Lankan team during the tour, however this later turned out to be false. In the 2009 T20 World Cup, they won both of their group games and continued their 100% winning record as they won all three games at the super eights stage of the competition. After winning their semi-final they lost the final to finish as runners-up. In a return series against Pakistan at home they won the Test series 2-0 and the ODI series 3-2. However, they lost the only T20 international between the two sides. They won both Tests against New Zealand at home to win the series 2-0. In the group stage of the Tri-series against New Zealand and India they won one and lost of year group games to qualify for he final, which they went on to lose. They failed to qualify from the Group Stage of the 2009 Champions Trophy, winning one game and losing two. In the tour of India they lost the 3 match Test series 2-0 and the ODI series 3-1. They did however manage to draw the T20 series 1-1.

2010

In 2010 they won three of their four group games in the Tri-series with Bangladesh and India, and then went on to win the final. They won all three of their 2010 Asia Cup group games but lost the final. In a three test home series India, they drew 1-1. In the 2010 Tri-series against New Aealand and India they won two group stage games, losing just one after one game was abandoned. They went on to win the final. They won a three match ODI series against Australia 2-1. They finished the year drawing a three match Test series against West Indies 0-0 but won the ODI series 2-0.

2011

In 2011 they played another three ODIs against the West Indies and won 2-0. In the 2011 World Cup they qualified from their group after winning four games and losing one. They beat England in the quarter final and then beat New Zealand in the semi final to set up a decider against India. However, they lost the match to finish as runners up. Following the tournament, Bayliss left his position as Head Coach.

2011-present: Sydney Sixers

Following his spell as Sri Lanka coach, he joined the Sydney Sixers as coach for the Big Bash. In the 2011/12 season, Sydney won five of their seven matches to finish third in the league in the regular season. They beat the Hobart Hurricanes in the semi final stage of the competition to qualify for the final, where they met the Perth Scorchers. Here, they secured a seven wicket victory to be crowned champions of the first Big Bash.

Their victory in the competition saw them qualify for the 2012 Champions league. After winning their group, Sydney qualified for the semi finals of the competition. After winning the semi final, they took on South African team Highveld Lions in the final. They won the final by ten wickets to be crowned champions.

Despite this success, Sydney performed poorly in the 2012/13 season of the Big Bash. They finished with just three wins in the league stage of the competition, meaning they did not qualify for the knock out stage of the competition and could not defend their title.

In the 2013/14 season, Sydney finished second in the league after winning six of their eight games, meaning they qualified for the knock out stage of the competition. However, they lost a rain affected semi final and missed out in a place in the final of the competition.

In the 2014/15 season, Sydney finished fourth in the league stage of the competition, qualifying for the knock out stages for the third time in four seasons. They won their semi final against the Melbourne Stars, but lost the final against the Perth Scorchers, meaning they finished the competition as runners up.

2012-present: Kolkata Knight Riders

Following his success with Sydney, he was appointed Kolkata Knight Riders head coach for the 2012 IPL. The team won twelve matches and lost just five to finish in second place in the league stage and qualify for the knock out rounds of the competition. They beat the Delhi Daredevils in the semi-final to set up a final against the defending champions, the Chennai Super Kings, which they won to be crowned champions.

After winning the IPL, Kolkata qualified for the Champions league but were knocked out in the group stage of the competition after winning just one match.

In the 2013 edition of the tournament. Kolkata were unable to qualify for the semi finals after they lost ten matches, winning only six. The team ended up finishing seventh.

In 2014, Kolkata underwent major changes to their playing staff in a bid to get back to winning ways. They won their final seven games of the league to qualify for the semi final stage of the competition. They beat Kings XI Punjab to qualify for the final of the competition. In the final they met Kings XI Punjab again and won the game, chasing down a total of 200, to secure their second title in three years.

2015-present: England

On 26 May 2015, Trevor Bayliss was named England cricket team's head coach. He also reunites with assistant coach Paul Farbrace, who was also the assistant coach during Bayliss' stint as head coach for Sri Lanka.

Australia 2015

Bayliss took charge of England for the first time in the 2015 Ashes series. Going into the series, England were underdogs. Ahead of the first Test, there were no changes to the England squad and the same team was selected that played in the New Zealand Test series. England won the first Test by 169 runs, with Joe Root in particular impressing. In the second Test England named an unchanged team but suffered a heavy defeat by 405 runs after a batting collapse in the second innings. England made two changes for the third Test, with Jonny Bairstow replacing the out of form Gary Ballance and Steven Finn replacing the injured Mark Wood. England went on to win the game by eight wickets after dismissing Australia for 136 in their first innings. James Anderson took 6-47 in the Australian first innings, while Steven Finn took 6-79 in their second innings. Ahead of the fourth Test James Anderson was ruled out through injury and replaced by Mark Wood. England bowled Australia out for just 60 in their first innings, with Stuart Broad taking 8-15. After Joe Root scored a century in England's reply, Ben Stokes took six Australian second innings wickets as England won by an innings and 78 runs. With the Ashes already won, England named an unchanged team, with Anderson still injured. Australia made a big total in their first innings, and England were dismissed cheaply in theirs. Although England batted better when following on, Australia won the game by an innings and 48 runs. Despite this, England won the Ashes 3-2 and regained the urn.

References

Preceded by Tom Moody	Head coach of Sri Lanka 2007-2011	Succeeded by Geoff Marsh
Preceded by Peter Moores	Head coach of England 2015 to date	Succeeded by Incumbent