Francis Baker (cricketer)
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Full name | Francis Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Cirencester, Gloucestershire | 5 December 1847||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
15 April 1901 53) Unknown | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1868-1875 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1875 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2014 |
Francis Baker (5 December 1847 – 15 April 1901) was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Baker's career in first-class cricket spanned eight matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and two Gentlemen's teams between 1866 and 1875.[1][2] He scored 199 runs in these matches, with a batting average of 15.30.[3] His best innings, a score of 53, came against Surrey on 4 June 1868, while playing for the MCC.[4] In other cricket, he played over two-dozen matches for Cheltenham College – his alma mater – and the Free Foresters Cricket Club.[2][5]
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Player Profile: Francis Baker". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Teams Francis Baker played for". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Francis Baker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Surrey v Marylebone Cricket Club Other First-Class matches in England 1868". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Francis Baker". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- Sources
- Francis Baker at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Francis Baker at ESPNcricinfo
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