William Baker (29 February 1832[1] – September 1912)[2] was an English cricketer who played one match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1858. He was born at Cobham, Kent,[3] the son of James and Sarah Baker. His younger brother, George, also played for Kent.[4][5]

Baker played cricket for Cobham and made a single first-class cricket appearance in 1858 against an England side at Lord's. He scored three runs in the first innings in which he batted and a duck in the second innings.[4][6]

Baker worked as a bricklayer's labourer and later became an engine fitter, moving to Stratford in Essex. His brother was employed for a time at the same works.[4][7]

References

  1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
  2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915
  3. ↑ William Baker, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  4. 1 2 3 Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 39. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  5. ↑ Carlaw, op. cit., pp. 36–37.
  6. ↑ William Baker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  7. ↑ Carlaw, op. cit., pp. 36–37.
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