George_Baker_(cricketer,_born_1849)

George Baker (cricketer, born 1849)

George Baker (cricketer, born 1849)

English cricketer

For other cricketers with the same name, see George Baker (cricketer, born 1838) and George Baker (cricketer, born 1862).

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.

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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. [1]
    "First-Class Matches played by George Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Middlesex v Oxford University, 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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