Dennis Baldry

Dennis Oliver Baldry (born 26 December 1931) is an English former first-class cricketer who played as an all-rounder for both Middlesex and Hampshire. Debuting in first-class cricket for Middlesex in 1953, he played irregularly for the county until 1958. He moved to Hampshire in 1959, and was a member of their 1961 County Championship winning team. He played for Hampshire in first-class cricket until 1962, and played in their inaugural List A one-day match in the 1963 Gillette Cup. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he score over 4,600 runs in 139 first-class matches, and took 83 wickets.

Cricket career Middlesex Baldry was born in Acton in December 1931. A protégé of Middlesex coach J. W. Hearne, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Middlesex against Essex at Westcliff-on-Sea in the 1953 County Championship. Two years would elapse before his next appearance against Derbyshire in the 1955 County Championship, a season in which he made sixteen appearances in the Middlesex team as a middle order batsman and off-break bowler. His final season with Middlesex came in 1958, in which he made eleven appearances. In 49 matches for Middlesex, he scored 1,155 runs at an average of 14.62, and took 11 wickets.

Hampshire Shortly before the start of the 1959 season, Baldry joined Hampshire as a replacement for the retired Alan Rayment. Making his debut against Glamorgan at Portsmouth in June, he became only the second Hampshire debutant to score a century (after Cecil Abercrombie in 1913), when he made 151 in Hampshire's first innings. After his successful start to the season, he was sent a humorous telegram by Middlesex captain George Mann urging him to "come home at once!".

Baldry made 24 appearances for Hampshire in 1960, However, he did return as an amateur to play in Hampshire's inaugural List A one-day match against Derbyshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup, replacing the injured Derek Shackleton. the best figures by a Hampshire bowler. In 85 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 3,342 runs at an average of 24.75, scoring three centuries. As of , he is Hampshire's oldest surviving cricketer.