Cullen Bailey

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Cullen Benjamin Bailey (born February 26, 1985 in Bedford Park, Adelaide) is an Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup and Pura Cup, the Australian domestic cricket competitions.

He represents the Sturt club in the Adelaide Grade Cricket competition. Along with fellow South Australian spinner, Dan Cullen, Bailey attended Westminster School in Adelaide where he was coached under Kim Harris, a teacher at the school at the time. Harris is now assistant coach of the Southern Redbacks.He is coached by Terry Jenner, the man who advised Shane Warne, and is thought to be the next leg-spinner to follow the likes of Warne and Stuart MacGill into the Australian cricket team.

To date, Bailey has played 13 first-class matches, taking 45 wickets at an average of 41.17, with best figures of 5/146.

He has also played 4 one-day domestic games, with 8 wickets at an average of 21.87; best bowling figures of 3/33.

According to his Weet-Bix "Stat Attack" card, as of November 2007, Bailey reported eating six Weet-Bix for breakfast.