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University match. In 1988, he appeared only four times for Cambridge and did not win a Blue. Those were his final appearances in first-class cricket.
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513:. His younger brother Stephen also played for Somerset's second eleven. Bail's death on 24 February 2024 was reported on Somerset County Cricket Club's website. He was 58.
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554:"The Universities in 1986".
532:"Scorecard: Kent v Somerset"
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648:"Obituary: Paul Bail"
453:In 1986, Bail was at
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199:Last List A
193:Zimbabweans
172:5 May 1988
670:Categories
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372:stumpings
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163:Yorkshire
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139:1989–1990
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115:1985–1986
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460:Wisden
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208:Surrey
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