Edward Baily was educated at Harrow and Caius College, Cambridge.
[1] He represented Cambridge University (being awarded two blues) in nine matches (1872–1874) and Middlesex in first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.
He became a preparatory school headmaster at Limpsfield in Surrey before retiring in 1906 to Herefordshire.
[2] His son Robert Baily represented Cambridge University and Surrey.
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