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Full name | Francis Baker | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cirencester, Gloucestershire | 5 December 1847||||||||||||||
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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ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2014 |
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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Francis Baker | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cirencester, Gloucestershire | 5 December 1847||||||||||||||
Died | 15 April 1901 | (aged 53)||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1868–1875 | MCC | ||||||||||||||
1875 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2014 |
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]