George Baker (cricketer, born 1849) explained

Country:England
Fullname:George Dashwood Baker
Birth Date:4 March 1849
Birth Place:Compton Martin, Somerset,
England
Death Place:Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Club1:Middlesex
Year1:1872
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:2.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:23 January
Year:2013
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9479.html Cricinfo

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.[1] 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.[2]

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

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Notes and References

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