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]
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Full name | Harold Frank Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Walsall, Staffordshire, England | 4 May 1884||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 May 1954 West Hagley, Worcestershire, England | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2009 |
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
edit- ^ "Worcestershire v Essex in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
References
edit- Harold Baker at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Harold Baker at ESPNcricinfo