Harold Baker (cricketer)

Harold Baker
Personal information
Full name
Harold Frank Baker
Born(1884-05-04)4 May 1884Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Died5 May 1954(1954-05-05) (aged 70)West Hagley, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
CompetitionFC
Matches2
Runs scored21
Batting average7.00
100s/50s0/0
Top score8*
Balls bowled138
Wickets0
Bowling average-
5 wickets in innings0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling-
Catches/stumpings1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2009

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]

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

  1. ^"Worcestershire v Essex in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  2. ^"Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

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