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George Baker (cricketer, born 1849)

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English cricketer For other cricketers with the same name, see George Baker (cricketer, born 1838) and George Baker (cricketer, born 1862).

George Baker
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Dashwood Baker
Born4 March 1849
Compton Martin, Somerset,
England
Died21 December 1879(1879-12-21) (aged 30)
Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1872Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2013

George Dashwood Baker (4 March 1849 – 21 December 1879) was an English cricketer. Baker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Compton Martin, Somerset.

Educated at Rugby School before attending University College, Oxford, Baker later made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Oxford University in 1872 at the Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea. In Middlesex's first-innings of 250, Baker was dismissed for 5 runs by Samuel Butler, while in their second-innings of 277 he was dismissed by Arthur Ridley. His only first-class appearance ended in a draw.

He died at Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire on 21 December 1879.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by George Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "Middlesex v Oxford University, 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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