George Baker (cricketer, born 1849)

George Baker

Personal information
Full name	George Dashwood Baker
Born	4 March 1849 Compton Martin, Somerset, England
Died	21 December 1879 (aged 30) Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1872	Middlesex
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.^[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.

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.

External links

• George Baker at ESPNcricinfo
• George Baker at CricketArchive