Francis Baker (cricketer)
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]
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| Full name | Francis Baker | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1847 Cirencester, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1901 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1868–1875 | MCC | ||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2014 | |||||||||||||||
References
- "Player Profile: Francis Baker". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Teams Francis Baker played for". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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