Davy Bakker | |
Fullname: | David B. Bakker |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1972 |
Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Top-order batsman |
International: | true |
Country: | Netherlands |
Internationalspan: | 1991–1998 |
Date: | 21 January |
Year: | 2016 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/5/5664/5664.html CricketArchive |
David B. "Davy" Bakker (born 16 January 1972) is a former Dutch international cricketer who represented the Dutch national side between 1991 and 1998. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman.
Bakker was born in Rotterdam, and played his club cricket for VOC Rotterdam.[1] His father, Ton Bakker, represented the Netherlands at the 1979 ICC Trophy.[2] A former Dutch under-19s player, Bakker made his senior debut for the Netherlands in August 1991, in a one-day match against the West Indies (returning from a tour of England. In 1994, he represented the Netherlands at the ABN-AMRO Trophy, a preparatory tournament for the 1996 World Cup which also included the national teams of Kenya and United Arab Emirates.[3] Bakker made his sole List A appearance in June 1998, when he played a NatWest Trophy game against Somerset.[4] He came in third in the batting order, behind Roger Bradley and Bas Zuiderent, and scored five runs before being dismissed by Steffan Jones.[5] Bakker made his final appearances for the Netherlands at the 1998 European Championship, appearing against Ireland and Denmark.[3]