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Full name | George Dashwood Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 4 March 1849 Compton Martin, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 December 1879 Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1872 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 23 January 2013 |
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.
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.