Leslie George Baker (19 May 1904 – 9 August 1976) was an English cricketer. Baker was a right-handed batsman. He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Bedford School and London University.[1]
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| Full name | Leslie George Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1904 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1976 (aged 72) High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1939 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924–1947 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baker made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1924 to 1947, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship matches.[2] He made a single first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West Indians in 1939 at Lord's.[3] In this match he scored 6 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings before being dismissed by Foffie Williams.[4]
He died in his hometown on 9 August 1976.
References
edit- ^ "Teams Leslie Baker played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Leslie Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties v West Indians, 1939". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
External links
edit- Leslie Baker at ESPNcricinfo
- Leslie Baker at CricketArchive
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