Harold Baker (cricketer) explained

Harold Baker
Country:England
Fullname:Harold Frank Baker
Birth Date:4 May 1884
Birth Place:Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Death Place:West Hagley, Worcestershire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:2
Runs1:21
Bat Avg1:7.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:8
Deliveries1:138
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:-
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:-
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Date:28 March
Year:2009
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27632/27632.html CricketArchive

Harold Frank Baker (4 May 1884 – 5 May 1954) was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1911. He made his first-class debut in the same match as the slightly more successful James Turner.[1]

Baker scored a total of 23 runs in four innings with the bat, with a top score of 8. He made one catch, to dismiss Gloucestershire player Arthur Nott.[2]

Baker was born in Walsall, then in Staffordshire. He died one day after his 70th birthday in West Hagley, Worcestershire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Worcestershire v Essex in 1911 . 28 March 2009 . CricketArchive.
  2. Web site: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1911 . 28 March 2009 . CricketArchive.